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D.K. Sunil, Chairman and MD, HAL; Giridhar Aramane, Indian Defence Secretary; Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal, VR Chaudhari; Sanjeev Kumar,
Secretary, Defence Production; Dharmendra Kumar Singh; Saket Chaturvedi, CEO, HAL.

he Ministry of Defence (MoD) of tem, incorporating contributions
Indian TIndia has formalized a 1.13bn from MSMEs, as well as public and
contract with Hindustan Aeronau-
private sector industries. By the
conclusion of the delivery program,
tics Limited (HAL) for the supply of
Defense 240 AL-31FP aero engines, which HAL aims to enhance indigeniza-
tion content to 63%, achieving an
will be used to power Su-30MKI
aircraft. Under this agreement, HAL
average of over 54%. This effort is
ministry will deliver 30 engines annually, expected to significantly increase
the domestic content of repair and
beginning next year, with the full
signs 3.13bn supply expected to be completed overhaul tasks for these engines.
by 2032.
Dr. D.K. Sunil, Chairman and Man-
aging Director (additional charge),
The contract was finalized in New
engines Delhi, with senior officials from HAL, highlighted, “HAL will be in-
digenizing up to 1,000 parts of the
the MoD and HAL present, includ-
engine with local industry support,
ing Defence Secretary Shri Girid-
contract with har Aramane, Secretary (Defence to boost the development of the
Production) Shri Sanjeev Kumar,
engine manufacturing ecosystem
in India.”
and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief
The Indian Air Force (IAF) currently
HAL Marshal VR Chaudhari. operates a fleet of 259 Su-30MKIs
“The AL-31FP engines will be
produced at HAL’s Koraput Divi-
out of 272 contracted, which are
sion and are expected to fulfill manufactured domestically under
HAL will be indigenizing up to 1,000 the need of the Indian Air Force to license from Russia. The purchase of
parts of the engine with local industry sustain the operational capability 12 additional jets to replace those
support, to boost the development of of the Su-30 fleet for the defence lost in accidents has been approved,
and a long-awaited upgrade pro-
preparedness of the country,” said
the engine manufacturing ecosystem the Indian Ministry of Defence. gram for the fleet is underway, with
in India. HAL will leverage the Indian HAL set to upgrade 84 jets over the
defense manufacturing ecosys- next 15 years
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