In a major decision aimed at boosting the domestic aerospace industry, India on Wednesday approved a much-awaited deal with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited worth Rs 48,000 crore to procure 83 indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas for the Indian Air Force. Group Captain Murli Menon criticised the PSU’s “slipshod work and slippages in the quality of overhaul and timeframes, servicing, and quality …
Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew the HTT 40, designed and developed by HAL on Thursday. Bhadauria became the first serving Air Chief to fly in an aircraft in a prototype stage developed by HAL. Mr. VM Chamola, CMD, HAL thanked the Air Chief’s support and also congratulated the team HTT 40. Mr. Arup Chatterjee, Director said: "The Air Chief’s …
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