[《In the area of design, HAL has to its credit the indigenous design of Glider, basic piston engine trainers (HT-2, HPT32), jet trainers (Kiran Mk I and Mk II), supersonic fighter (Marut), agricultural aircraft (Basant). It also has to it’s credit a number of aircraft upgrade programs that it license-manufactured - Gnat, Jaguar, Mirage-2000 and the MiGs - all of which meet the Air Force's requirements.
Design, production and technological capabilities of HAL should have been reckoned before it was knocked down as an industry not capable of producing the Rafale fighter aircraft. (The government is buying 36 of them in flyaway condition outright from their original French manufacturer Dassault Aviation.) The fact that two thirds of the aircraft in IAF are from HAL is enough testimony to HAL’s manufacturing capability. All these years, HAL used to be the major partner in the IAF’s induction of new weapon platforms. The government seems to have ignored HAL's track record and its contributions while keeping its own company out of the recent programme to acquire a fleet of 36 French-origin Rafale fighter planes for the Indian Air Force.》] https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/hal-the-backbone-of-the-indian-air-force/article25336980.ece?fbclid=IwAR1rNT9A0SIbyEbVI4RE9EBmMsMFnJBp5Hx9kr4mSM8Egy3N5xdzuM7081Y HAL: the backbone of the Indian Air Force G.S. Jamadagni OCTOBER 26, 2018 18:55 IST UPDATED: OCTOBER 26, 2018 19:04 IST HAL is ranked in the 34 position amongst the top 100 global aerospace industries. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar HAL being knocked out of the the IAF's Rafale acquisition programme at the last minute and for reasons best known to the authorities is astonishing. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd or HAL as it is known from its initials, turned 78 this year and has always been the backbone of the Indian Air Force. Two-thirds of the IAF's workhorse aircraft are from HAL. Today, HAL manufactures the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas with advanced technologies; and the 25-tonne Sukhoi-30 MKI fourth generation fighter aircraft of Russian origin right from raw materials. As a nation we have to be proud of these accomplishments. Unfortunately, in recent weeks, HAL has been unduly blamed and - it seems - systematically tarnished on the basis of myths, wrong notions and false charges. In the area of design, HAL has to its credit the indigenous design of Glider, basic piston engine trainers (HT-2, HPT32), jet trainers (Kiran Mk I and Mk II), supersonic fighter (Marut), agricultural aircraft (Basant). It also has to it’s credit a number of aircraft upgrade programs that it license-manufactured - Gnat, Jaguar, Mirage-2000 and the MiGs - all of which meet the Air Force's requirements. Design, production and technological capabilities of HAL should have been reckoned before it was knocked down as an industry not capable of producing the Rafale fighter aircraft. (The government is buying 36 of them in flyaway condition outright from their original French manufacturer Dassault Aviation.) The fact that two thirds of the aircraft in IAF are from HAL is enough testimony to HAL’s manufacturing capability. All these years, HAL used to be the major partner in the IAF’s induction of new weapon platforms. The government seems to have ignored HAL's track record and its contributions while keeping its own company out of the recent programme to acquire a fleet of 36 French-origin Rafale fighter planes for the Indian Air Force. Rafale without HAL HAL being knocked out of the the IAF's Rafale acquisition programme at the last minute and for reasons best known to the authorities is astonishing. Rafales without HAL can be likened to a chariot without a horse. A start-up company of any magnitude cannot be a match for HAL’s capability that has been built over decades. Political battles apart, this action is a matter of serious concern in the larger interest of the nation. It is understood from an article that appeared in The Indian Express - "Don’t ground the Rafale" -written by former Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal S.Krishnaswamy thatthere were two reasons. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
