The Su-30 MKI fighter jet is license-built in India by which organization, at which location?

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Nashik. The correct answer is Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Nashik. HAL signed a General Contract with Russia's Rosoboronexport on 28 December 2000. It covered licence manufacture of 140 Su-30 MKI aircraft. The design stays Russian, so the jet is licence-built, not Indian-designed. PIB's year-end review says the first jet assembled at HAL, Ozhar near Nashik, rolled out in November 2004. Read more: SciTech0141 — India-Made vs Leased Defence Hardware.

In which year did the first T-90S tank assembled at the Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi, roll out?

2004. The first T-90S, named Bhishma, rolled out at HVF Avadi on 7 January 2004. PIB's year-end review for 2004 gives the date. GlobalSecurity also places the first indigenously assembled T-90S in January 2004. The year 2001 is when India signed for 310 tanks. Some reports call 2009 the year of the first T-90S with Indian-made parts. That is a later, different milestone. Read more: SciTech0141 — India-Made vs Leased Defence Hardware.

The 2001 India-Russia contract for T-90S tanks covered how many tanks, and how many did Russia build?

310 tanks; Russia built 124. The 2001 contract was for 310 tanks. Russia built 124 of them. The other 186 were assembled at Avadi from Russian kits. Sources disagree on when the licence for 1,000 tanks began. One report says 2006, so no year is given for it here. Read more: SciTech0141 — India-Made vs Leased Defence Hardware.

Which organisation delivered the 1,000th T-90 tank to the Indian Army in May 2026?

Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited. Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) delivered the 1,000th T-90(IM) on 22 May 2026. The tank was produced at the Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi. Another outlet reported the same milestone on 24 May 2026. AVNL was set up in 2021 after the Ordnance Factory Board was restructured. Read more: SciTech0141 — India-Made vs Leased Defence Hardware.

As of April 2026, when is the leased Akula-class submarine Chakra III due to be delivered to the Indian Navy?

2028. Delivery is now due in 2028. It was first due by 2025. PIB's Fact Check post of 4 December 2025 gave 2028 as the new date. It also said no new deal was signed. Carnegie India repeats the 2028 date and blames Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine for the delay. Read more: SciTech0141 — India-Made vs Leased Defence Hardware.

Which Arihant-class submarine was commissioned at Visakhapatnam on 3 April 2026?

INS Aridhaman. INS Aridhaman was commissioned on 3 April 2026. It is the third Arihant-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine, built at the Ship Building Centre in Visakhapatnam. INS Arihant was commissioned in 2016 and INS Arighaat in August 2024. INS Chakra is the name of the leased attack boats, not an Arihant-class boat. Read more: SciTech0141 — India-Made vs Leased Defence Hardware.

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