Finally Deal for Ka-226T Announced by Indian PM, Make In India takes off

[wiseone2]

Can't confirm til the specifics of the deal come out in the open, but technology transfer would logically follow the manufacturing line. If Reliance gets this deal, then they can start dissecting the components and get a better understanding on the Co-Axial designs and start competing with HAL as they will also have a very mature production line for these specific helicopter types, which will no doubt be the future. And as I have said before MoD is evidently not very comfortable with certain high technology and assembly being in the hands of private Indian companies in the aerospace industry, for whatever reasons.

A possible rationale, would be that MoD is trying to bolster up HAL with technology and manufacturing lines to increase their value before they privatize them to maximize revenue to GoI and ensure that the aerospace industry will face little disruption as initially only ownership will change hands. I have heard a similar strategy is being taken with Air India, where government is planning to privatize them, but only after they have reached a certain threshold of profitability and market value.

my take is
if Reliance is interested they should start making aircraft and choppers for the civilian sector
otherwise good luck in dealing with them

 

[Desert Fox]

Anni = Skywalker = Darth Vader

Oh, wow, lol thanks.

 

[Techy]

So, Its HAL who will make Ka-226T then...

 

[Water Car Engineer]

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So, Its HAL who will make Ka-226T then...

These guys have so much on their plate already. I dont even get it.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

HAL is doing its job- trying to secure all the buissness it can for itself and I understand the appeal for the MoD to award this to HAL (given their proven track record) but this was an increidbly short-sighted and disappointing decsion.

Think about it- HAL is going to be producing the Ka-226T and their own LUH for the exact same requirement/customer, this is a conflict of interest beyond beleif and will only lead to problems in the long term. I just don't see how this arrangment is sensible, giving this deal to a private player would have been perfect. The NDA have followed EXACTLY what the UPA was going to do EXCEPT they have picked the product that was in SECOND place (FENNEC was the preffered candidate) so this is a poor deal all round. Yet more hype, little delivery.

@SR-91 @Echo_419 @PARIKRAMA @MilSpec @Water Car Engineer

According to the information on record; the Ka-226 project is meant for a pvt player and Reliance is the JV partner in India. HAL will carry on with its own projects.

 

[Sheikh Hussain]

Photos of the Ka-226T Sergei during Indian trials:

 

[egodoc222]

What is the payload of cheetahs and chetaks??