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India's HAL Has Eyes on Higher Aerospace Horizon

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BANGALORE - India's sole military aircraft manufacturer, state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has drawn plans to become a global aerospace manufacturer.

D. Shivamurthy, director of finance and acting chairman, told reporters at Aero India 2011 that "HAL aims to become a global aerospace manufacturer in the design and development of new air platforms in partnership with overseas and domestic companies

HAL, with annual sales near $3 billion and an order book of around $22 billion, plans to spend 9 percent of its funds from the next financial year on R&D, Shivamurthy said. HAL also plans to spend about $4 billion on modernization in the next 10 years, he added.

HAL hopes to tap the growing helicopter market as the Indian defense forces phase out more than 300 aging Cheetah and Chetak helicopters and purchase a variety of replacements, including combat helicopters.

"HAL will manufacture around 1,500 helicopters in the next 10 years," said Shivamurthy. Besides the Advanced Light Helicopter, which is in use by the Indian defense forces, HAL is developing the Light Utility Helicopter, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and medium lift helicopters

HAL showcased its homemade Light Utility Helicopter and LCH at the Aero India show. The LCH also took part in the flying displays and was also placed on the tarmac.

Regarding the joint development of the Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) with Russia, HAL plans to manufacture the 20-ton transport aircraft by 2017, Shivamurthy said.

Both India - through HAL - and the Russians are pooling $300 million to manufacture the MTA, which is targeted to replace Indian Air Force's transport aircraft that were largely bought from Russia.

HAL has already tied up or is in various stages of negotiation with several overseas defense majors to boost its profile as an aerospace major, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Airbus, Bell, Eurocopter and Pratt & Whitney, said a senior HAL official

HAL has also established a joint partnership with Elbit of Israel to manufacture simulators and avionics for the Israeli firm's Skylark mini UAVs. The venture will help HAL develop a mini UAV of its own.

HAL also has a license to produce Russian-made Su-30 MKI aircraft. Shivamurthy said there is a firm order of 140 Su-30 MKIs from the Indian Air Force, out of which 100 aircraft will be delivered by the end of this year.

Shivamurthy said in the financial year ending March 31, HAL's total sales would be $2.8 billion, compared with $2.55 last year

India's HAL Has Eyes on Higher Aerospace Horizon - Defense News
 
HAL already has aerosplace division in bangalore. i think HAL should invest more in R&D. given their success with ALH and LCH i am sure they can do a better job then DRDO.
 
Shivamurthy said there is a firm order of 140 Su-30 MKIs from the Indian Air Force, out of which 100 aircraft will be delivered by the end of this year.

So we have the capability to Manufacture or Assemble only 8 Aircrafts a Month??? Provided there are 2 Divisions for it in Bangalore and Nasik....
 
So we have the capability to Manufacture or Assemble only 8 Aircrafts a Month??? Provided there are 2 Divisions for it in Bangalore and Nasik....

Sukhoi's are manufactured at the Nasik factory itself.Also,HAL does not have the capability to produce 96 aircrafts/year........:-)
 
So we have the capability to Manufacture or Assemble only 8 Aircrafts a Month??? Provided there are 2 Divisions for it in Bangalore and Nasik....

i think only nasik division is manufacturing su-30. bangalore division manufactires indoa british fleet. where as nasik division is russian fleeet. licensed production of mig 27 and su-30 and upgrade of mig 21 bison.
 
Sukhoi's are manufactured at the Nasik factory itself.Also,HAL does not have the capability to produce 96 aircrafts/year........:-)

Well, The Thing which I quoted says, Out of a Firm order of 140, 100 Aircrafts will be delivered this Year.... And More over Sukhois are Manufactured Both In Bangalore an Nasik
 
i think only nasik division is manufacturing su-30. bangalore division manufactires indoa british fleet. where as nasik division is russian fleeet. licensed production of mig 27 and su-30 and upgrade of mig 21 bison.

IAF will Induct 5 new Sukhoi 30 Squadrons by 2017 , and HAL is Manufacturing Su-30's from its Aircraft Division in Bangalore...
 
Well, The Thing which I quoted says, Out of a Firm order of 140, 100 Aircrafts will be delivered this Year.... And More over Sukhois are Manufactured Both In Bangalore an Nasik

The firm order was not placed this year.Hence HAL's promise of delivering 100 flankers by this years' end does not imply that they have the capability to produce 96 flankers/year,BTW HAL cannot even manufacture 90 Dhruv's/year..:p.....Sukhoi's are manufactured only at the Nasik plant As far as I know..............:-)
 

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