The Defence Ministry on Monday sealed a Rs 26,000-crore deal with state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for the procurement of 240 aero-engines for Su-30MKI aircraft. The aero-engines will be manufactured by the Koraput division of HAL and are expected to fulfil the Indian Air Force's need to sustain the operational capability of the Su-30 fleet. In a major boost to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, the Defence Ministry signed a contract with HAL for 240 AL-31FP aero engines for Su-30MKI aircraft at a cost of over Rs 26,000 crore, an official readout said. The contract agreement was inked by the senior officials of the ministry and the HAL in the presence of Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari.
These aero-engines will be manufactured at the Koraput division of HAL and the delivery of these aero-engines would start after one year and complete over a period of eight years, the company said.
The Navratna company's stock has more than doubled investors' money, rallying 143.29 per cent in the last one year, according to BSE analytics
The state-owned fighter jet manufacturer and maintenance firm said its consolidated net profit rose to Rs 1,437 crore ($171 million) in the quarter ended June 30
Shares of rail and defense related companies bounced back in trades on Wednesday; however, charts reveal that several stocks were trading below their key short-term moving averages.
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In the first of a two-part series on India's indigenous aerospace industry, Business Standard traces HAL's pioneering research and development
In the derivatives segment, stocks such as India Cement, GMR Infra, Chambal Fertilizers seem to have witnessed long unwinding in recent trading sessions owing to the sharp rally in share prices.
HAL has notified that a RFP has been issued to the company by the MoD for procurement of 156 LCH Prachand or Light Combat Helicopters (90 for Indian Army and 66 for Indian Air Force)
The Propellant Tank Production Facility specialises in crafting high-performance fuel and oxidizer tanks, crucial elements for the LVM3 launch vehicle
ISRO Chairman S Somanath inaugurated state-of-the-art propellant tank production and computer numerical control (CNC) machining facilities at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's Aerospace Division here, boosting rocket manufacturing capacity . HAL said the facilities would provide a major boost to ISRO's ability to meet its growing production needs, particularly for the Launch Vehicle Mark3, India's heaviest and most powerful rocket. Currently, the existing capacity allows for only two LVM3 launches per year, whereas ISRO's requirements stand at six launches annually, according to an HAL statement on Wednesday. The facilities will address this gap, enabling HAL to manufacture enough critical components to support the production of six LVM3 rockets per year, it said. Somanath was quoted as saying in the statement that HAL has enormous capacities and this potential should be explored in the larger interest of both the organisations. "HAL will play a larger role in ISRO's future missions
Government-owned shares witnessed intense selling pressure as analysts feared that the relatively poor showing of the Modi-government may impact its reforms agenda.
PSU banks, CPSE stocks rally post exit poll verdict: SBI, Power Grid, Coal India, Hindustan Aeronautics and Union Bank of India seem to be favourably placed on the charts.
Bharat Electronics, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Aeronautics, CG Power, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Schaeffler India have rallied between 7% and 9% in intra-day trade
As corporate capex picks up, it expects the Indian corporate sector to sustain 12 - 17 per cent earnings growth in the medium-term
Bharat Dynamics hit a new high of Rs 1,650, zooming 17% in intra-day trade after the stock of state-owned defense company turned ex-date for 1:2 split on Friday.
The Government of India's initiatives to make India self-reliant in providing weapon systems to the Indian Armed Forces and clearance for export to FFCs have opened plenty of opportunities for defense
HAL stock price: HAL surpassed Avenue Supermarts (D-Mart), Power Grid Corporation, Adani Green Energy, Titan Company, Adani Ports, Coal India and M&M in overall market cap ranking
Capital goods and manufacturing companies have benefited throughout fiscal 2024 from the Indian government's push for higher capital expenditure. This extended into the fourth quarter
Since September 28, 2023, the market price of HAL has appreciated by 115% after the stock split in the ratio of 1:1.