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Key takeaways from the press interaction held by the HAL on the sidelines of the Aero India 2017.
BUILDING SUKHOI 30 MKI IN INDIA: We've produced 183 against order of 222 planes. By 2020 we will complete it. Our current capacity is to build 12 aircraft per year
LCA TEJAS: Three aircraft given to IAF and the squadron has been operationalised. Plan is to complete 40 Mk 1 LCA by 2019-20.
LCA TEJAS MARK 1A: IAF has approved 83 aircraft in this configuration with enhanced outsourcing for private sector. From eight aircraft a year, we will build 16 by investing in a second line which is being built at a cost of Rs 1000 cr (50 per cent from HAL, 25 per cent from IAF & 25 per cent from Indian Navy). LCA Mark 1A development with maintenance ease, refueling, AESA and SPJ will make it Mark 1A and we have released request for quotations for AESA. Trials to be done by 2018 and LCA MARK 1A from 2018 and will build 83 in numbers at least for now. LCA MARK 1A is GE 404 and we are looking at KAVERI and exploring possibility of reviving it. GTRE is putting the efforts. By March 2017 we will know the progress.
ADVANCED LIGHT HELICOPTER: Of the 159 wanted, 136 delivered and all will be done by 2017-18. Additional order for 73 concluded. The contract will be signed within a few days for our armed services
LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER: LCH has done 850 flights and basic configuration has been frozen. Limited Series Production cleared (10 to IAF and 5 to Army). It is the only combat chopper which can operate at 20,000 ft.
HELICOPTER PRODUCTION: We have produced 360 Cheetah and 28 Chetal till date.
JAGUAR UPGRADE: DARIN III upgrade designed by us and all requirement of Initial Operational Clearance completed and we will be upgrading 61 JAGUAR to DARIN III standard
MIRAGE UPGRADE - IOC upgrade at France and Final Operational Clearance (FOC) done by us and 51 MIRAGE aircraft to be done by HAL.
HAWK I - Is the 100th produced aircraft by us, HAL. Owned and upgraded by HAL.
SUKHOI 30 MKI UPGRADE: HAL the lead agency for Sukhoi 30 MKI upgrade. Will have back to back contracts with Sukhoi Design Bureau. Two phase upgrade. First phase to start within 90 days.
HTT40: Our basic trainer had its first flight in June 2016. An order of 106 planes from the IAF is expected. We are entering the stall and spin trial and once done, we will take a managerial decision to produce. It has been funded by us.
INTERMEDIATE JET TRAINER: It will come out of the grey and much-delayed stall and spin will be accomplished too. This year you will see it.
FIFTH GENERATION FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROGRAMME WITH RUSSIA: The committee has submitted its commercial and contractual report to the contract government committee. We hope our government will move on a positive note in the next few months. FGFA our discussion is complete. From our side, confident that this opportunity will not be missed in participating in FGFA.
INDIA's LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER: Successfully carried out its maiden flight in September 2016 and intend to complete certification by 2018 and start delivering by 2019-20
INDIAN MULTI ROLE HELICOPTER: A full scale mock up of Indian Multi Role Helicopter at our stall and we want it to have a service ceiling of 20,000 ft with carrying capacity of 24 people. Can do all roles including VIP duties.
UAV DEVELOPMENT: Mini UAV of 80 kg ready for production. It can do day and night surveillance. Development of 10kg rotary UAV taken up. December 16, 2015 the first flight was done. Upto 500kg class rotary UAVs we want to build.
INDO RUSSIA MTA IS DEAD: Multi-role Transport Aircraft is not progressing well. It is currently on a stop mode. No work is going on over the MTA. It was a JV formed with Russia and both governments have put in their money. It will be a collective decision.
SERVICEABILITY: Every HAL supplied platform has 65 per cent serviceability and Sukhoi 30 MKI maximum serviceability of 68 per cent. We have given a proposal to MoD to become Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Sukhoi in India.
COMMONALITIES OF PARTS FOR HELICOPTERS: Commonality of parts achieved in helicopters is a lot. Except the Light Combat Helicopter, all helicopters have a lot of commonalities.
R & D AT HAL: 6.5 per cent of our budget committed to R&D. Over Rs 1000 cr is the R&D budget. We are the largest among defence PSUs investing in R&D.KAMOV 226T - The shareholding brief has been signed before President Putin and PM Modi during BRICS. We are now awaiting the Russian Presidential clearance and then MoD will lay down the process of making Kamov 226T.
BUILDING SUKHOI 30 MKI IN INDIA: We've produced 183 against order of 222 planes. By 2020 we will complete it. Our current capacity is to build 12 aircraft per year
LCA TEJAS: Three aircraft given to IAF and the squadron has been operationalised. Plan is to complete 40 Mk 1 LCA by 2019-20.
LCA TEJAS MARK 1A: IAF has approved 83 aircraft in this configuration with enhanced outsourcing for private sector. From eight aircraft a year, we will build 16 by investing in a second line which is being built at a cost of Rs 1000 cr (50 per cent from HAL, 25 per cent from IAF & 25 per cent from Indian Navy). LCA Mark 1A development with maintenance ease, refueling, AESA and SPJ will make it Mark 1A and we have released request for quotations for AESA. Trials to be done by 2018 and LCA MARK 1A from 2018 and will build 83 in numbers at least for now. LCA MARK 1A is GE 404 and we are looking at KAVERI and exploring possibility of reviving it. GTRE is putting the efforts. By March 2017 we will know the progress.
ADVANCED LIGHT HELICOPTER: Of the 159 wanted, 136 delivered and all will be done by 2017-18. Additional order for 73 concluded. The contract will be signed within a few days for our armed services
LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER: LCH has done 850 flights and basic configuration has been frozen. Limited Series Production cleared (10 to IAF and 5 to Army). It is the only combat chopper which can operate at 20,000 ft.
HELICOPTER PRODUCTION: We have produced 360 Cheetah and 28 Chetal till date.
JAGUAR UPGRADE: DARIN III upgrade designed by us and all requirement of Initial Operational Clearance completed and we will be upgrading 61 JAGUAR to DARIN III standard
MIRAGE UPGRADE - IOC upgrade at France and Final Operational Clearance (FOC) done by us and 51 MIRAGE aircraft to be done by HAL.
HAWK I - Is the 100th produced aircraft by us, HAL. Owned and upgraded by HAL.
SUKHOI 30 MKI UPGRADE: HAL the lead agency for Sukhoi 30 MKI upgrade. Will have back to back contracts with Sukhoi Design Bureau. Two phase upgrade. First phase to start within 90 days.
HTT40: Our basic trainer had its first flight in June 2016. An order of 106 planes from the IAF is expected. We are entering the stall and spin trial and once done, we will take a managerial decision to produce. It has been funded by us.
INTERMEDIATE JET TRAINER: It will come out of the grey and much-delayed stall and spin will be accomplished too. This year you will see it.
FIFTH GENERATION FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PROGRAMME WITH RUSSIA: The committee has submitted its commercial and contractual report to the contract government committee. We hope our government will move on a positive note in the next few months. FGFA our discussion is complete. From our side, confident that this opportunity will not be missed in participating in FGFA.
INDIA's LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER: Successfully carried out its maiden flight in September 2016 and intend to complete certification by 2018 and start delivering by 2019-20
INDIAN MULTI ROLE HELICOPTER: A full scale mock up of Indian Multi Role Helicopter at our stall and we want it to have a service ceiling of 20,000 ft with carrying capacity of 24 people. Can do all roles including VIP duties.
UAV DEVELOPMENT: Mini UAV of 80 kg ready for production. It can do day and night surveillance. Development of 10kg rotary UAV taken up. December 16, 2015 the first flight was done. Upto 500kg class rotary UAVs we want to build.
INDO RUSSIA MTA IS DEAD: Multi-role Transport Aircraft is not progressing well. It is currently on a stop mode. No work is going on over the MTA. It was a JV formed with Russia and both governments have put in their money. It will be a collective decision.
SERVICEABILITY: Every HAL supplied platform has 65 per cent serviceability and Sukhoi 30 MKI maximum serviceability of 68 per cent. We have given a proposal to MoD to become Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Sukhoi in India.
COMMONALITIES OF PARTS FOR HELICOPTERS: Commonality of parts achieved in helicopters is a lot. Except the Light Combat Helicopter, all helicopters have a lot of commonalities.
R & D AT HAL: 6.5 per cent of our budget committed to R&D. Over Rs 1000 cr is the R&D budget. We are the largest among defence PSUs investing in R&D.KAMOV 226T - The shareholding brief has been signed before President Putin and PM Modi during BRICS. We are now awaiting the Russian Presidential clearance and then MoD will lay down the process of making Kamov 226T.
