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HAL delivers Tejas Trainers, HTT-40 to IAF; Dhruv NG to Pawan Hans

HAL delivers Tejas Trainers, HTT-40 to IAF; Dhruv NG to Pawan Hans

In Karnataka, State-run defence major HAL on Friday handed over LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance twin-seater trainers and HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft to the Indian Air Force and Dhruv next-generation helicopters to Pawan Hans in Bengaluru. The platforms were displayed and a pooja was also performed in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Civil Aviation K Rammohan Naidu at the handing-over ceremony of HAL's platforms. Singh also sat inside the Dhruv NG, which was displayed at the venue. It is a HAL-designed and manufactured 5.5-tonne, light twin-engine, multi-role helicopter, officials said.

The LCA trainer delivery completes the twin-seater deliveries under the FOC contract, while the Dhruv-NG and HTT-40, whose name “Ankur” was formally announced Friday, marks the beginning of the deliveries under those respective contracts. Defence minister Rajnath Singh, and civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu were present at the handing-over ceremony. The LCA FOC Trainer is a lightweight, all-weather, multi-role aircraft to support IAF’s Tejas training requirements. It can undertake fighter operations when required.

 

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