Bengaluru: The first AL-31FP Aero Engine, manufactured under the 240 engine contract, was handed over to the Indian Air Force by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at Koraput in Odisha.
Bengaluru-headquartered Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in a statement on October 1 noted, the contract for 240 AL-31FP Aero Engines for Su-30MKI aircraft was signed on September 9. These engines would be delivered in eight years, it said.
According to the statement, Secretary (Defence Production) Sanjeev Kumar lauded HAL’s efforts in delivering the first engine within weeks of signing the contract. “This key milestone reflects HAL’s aero engine manufacturing competency and dedication to support the Su-30MKI fleet of IAF. It is very heartening to see that Koraput Division has mastered cutting edge technologies of aero engine manufacturing and has set up required infrastructure to match with the global OEMs,” he said.
“During this entire engine manufacturing process, we aim to engage Indian industries from present level of work share from 40 per cent to more than 50 per cent in next two-three years and help in employment generation,” HAL CMD D K Sunil said.
HAL’s Sukhoi Engine Division, Koraput, was created to manufacture engines of Su-30MKI aircraft from raw material stage to final engine.
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