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Two Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets are likely to be delivered next month by the state-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), Defence Secretary R K Singh said on Saturday. Singh also said that the government is likely to ink a fresh contract with HAL for procuring an additional batch of 97 Tejas jets after the delivery of the two aircraft. The Indian Air Force had flagged concerns over delays in the delivery of the Tejas Mark 1A jets under a previous contract. "Hopefully, the first two of those will be delivered with weapons integration by the end of September," Singh said at the NDTV Defence Summit. The defence secretary said about 38 Tejas jets are already in service and another 80-odd are being manufactured. In February 2021, the defence ministry sealed a Rs 48,000 crore deal with HAL for the procurement of 83 Tejas Mk-1A jets for the IAF. The delivery of the jets is facing delays primarily due to the US defence major GE Aerospace missing several deadlines for the sup
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) plans to boost its revenues through focussed efforts on the export of accessories related to aircraft and other platforms, a senior official has said. In an interaction with mediapersons at the HAL's accessories division here on Wednesday, the official also said the platforms and components made by the state-run firm now reach "nearly 30 countries". He emphasised that the HAL is already working with the government to deepen domestic capability across aircraft systems, while endeavouring to widen its export footprint. The defence public sector undertaking (PSU) has plans to ramp up revenues through the export of accessories related to aircraft and other platforms, including Dornier Do-228, he said. "This is part of focussed efforts at the corporate level," the official working with the HAL's accessories division said. The division supports this strategy through documentation, post-sale engineering support and modification services, officials
The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd on Saturday clarified that it has not finalised any consultancy firm to benchmark its Research and Development (R&D) processes. The clarification comes in response to some social media posts claiming that it has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for the task. "A few posts on social media (X) have falsely stated that HAL has finalised the selection of a consultancy firm, PwC to benchmark its R&D activities," the HAL said in a statement. "HAL would like to state that no firm has been finalized yet for the benchmarking of its R&D processes," it added. According to HAL, it had issued a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for engaging a consultancy firm to conduct a benchmarking study of its R&D framework against global Aerospace and Defence companies. The decision to initiate this benchmarking exercise was taken based on the recommendations made by the high power committee on Public Undertakings as part of HAL's continuous improvement and ...