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Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | yesterday
India has selected a local firm (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) to upgrade the electronics in 68 of its Jaguar attack aircraft. The avionics upgrade (display attack ranging inertial navigation, or Darin-3, for short) will make these older (20-25 years) Jaguars competitive with more recent models. Many Indian Jaguars have already been updated to handle laser and other smart bombs. The Darin-3 upgrade for...
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rockport | 07/15/2008
Check out latest Business News Not many would have heard of Parthasarathy Sudarshan, an engineering graduate from REC Trichy and a scientist from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd who is rotting in the jail in USA. He has been sentenced with a 30-month prison term for helping our scientific research.
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Aviation India (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Bangalore: The public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which had a sales turnover of more than $2 billion in 2007-08, will soon sign up with a partner for the setting up of its long-awaited, full-fledged commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business. This could happen in “a month or two,” according to the HAL sources. The sources said that an American company, a worldwide...
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Aviation India (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
New Delhi: Samtel, a new entrant into the country's growing defence electronics market, today announced it had won a major deal order worth more than Rs 250 crores from the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to manufacture indigenous Multi Functional Displays for SU-30 fighters and jet trainers. Samtel, which is India's largest integrated manufacturer of television displays and avionics, said the production...
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India: Economic Growth & Developmen (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
The agreement between the Ecuador Aviation Authority and India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is expected to be inked in a few weeks, with the first helicopter set for delivery within six months of the contract being signed, a HAL statement said. URL: India achieves first major export of Dhruv helicopter
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Bangalore: As many as 300 young Management and Design Trainees were inducted into Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) by HAL Chairman Ashok K. Baweja at a function held at Ghatge Convention Centre recently. — Staff ...
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Aviation India (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
I ndia has finalised a USD50.7 million deal to supply Ecuador with seven Dhruv multirole advanced light helicopters: its first ever major overseas sale of an indigenously developed military platform. The agreement between the Ecuador Aviation Authority and India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is expected to be inked in a few weeks, with the first helicopter set for delivery within...
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IndianPad - Popular Stories (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
India has made aviation history by concluding a USD 51 million deal with the South American Republic of Ecuador for the sale of seven ‘Dhruv’ Advanced Light Helicopters ( ALH ). The deal signed between Ecuador Aviation Authority and bluechip state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL ) envisages the supply of seven helicopters in semi knock-down conditions to the Republic in a time-frame of 15...
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Defense Industry Daily (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
HAL’s Dhruv (click to view full) Hindustan Aeronautics’ Dhruv project aimed to create a light helicopter that was well suited to light helicopter roles in India’s range of weather... [summary]
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Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
New Delhi, Jun 26 ( Prensa Latina ) India's state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. signed a $51 million deal to sell seven high-tech Dhruv light helicopters to Autoridad Ecuatoriana de Aviacion. The Indian Defense Ministry officials said the accord stipulates a 15 to 24 month delivery, allowing Dhruv helicopters enter a market so far exclusive to US, Russian and European technology. PTI news agency reminded...
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Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Defence Public Sector Undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will supply seven "Dhruv" Advanced Light Helicopters to the Ecuadorian Air Force. HAL managed to get the order in the face of competition from Israel firm Elbit, European giant Eurocopter and one of the biggest helicopter manufacturers of the world, the Russian Kazan. HAL's offer of $50.7 million for 7 helicopters was about 32 per...
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Aviation India (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
A fter several false starts, aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has finally hit pay dirt for its much-publicised defence project. The Bangalore-based PSU has bagged two orders for its Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) from Peru, sources said. The orders for the 5.5-tonne class (dry weight 3.3 tonne) ALH, christened Dhruv, are for two heli-ambulances to be used by the country's health services....
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Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
The Indian Navy has virtually written off the naval variant of the advanced light helicopter (ALH), Dhruv, saying it has failed to meet basic operational requirements. The navy, which operates a fleet of six ALHs, has decided against placing further orders with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). A senior navy official told HT, “The ALH has a long way to go before the programme matures sufficiently...
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Aviation India (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008
Bangalore: Bangalore-based Confident Airlines has acquired the license for non-scheduled operations from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). It will now operate mainly from Jakkur Aerodrome and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) airport to various destinations in South India. The airline was given the approval by MoCA to operate from HAL airport as it falls under the general aviation category....
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Sify (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
After signing a deal with India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for manufacturing a new generation of Dornier-228 aircraft, Swiss aerospace company Ruag has expressed optimism about the partnership, describing it as a "milestone" in their cooperation.
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rockport | 07/15/2008
Check out latest Business News Not many would have heard of Parthasarathy Sudarshan, an engineering graduate from REC Trichy and a scientist from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd who is rotting in the jail in USA. He has been sentenced with a 30-month prison term for helping our scientific research.
