Defence ministry inks Rs 6,800-cr contract with HAL to acquire 70 elementary teacher airplane

Through PTI

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Tuesday sealed a take care of Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL) to acquire 70 HTT-40 elementary teacher airplane at a value of over Rs 6,800 crore for the Indian Air Power.

The ministry additionally finalised a freelance with Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) for the purchase of 3 cadet coaching ships price over Rs 3,100 crore.

Each the procurement proposals have been cleared by way of the high minister-led Cupboard Committee on Safety (CCS) on March 1.

“The ministry of defence on March 7 signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro Restricted (L&T) for procurement of 70 HTT-40 elementary teacher airplane and 3 cadet coaching ships respectively within the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh,” the ministry mentioned.

Whilst the HAL will supply 70 HTT-40 airplane over a duration of six years, the supply of ships is scheduled to start from 2026.

Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, together with different senior civil and army officers of the ministry, and representatives of the HAL and L&T have been provide on the contract signing rite.

The HTT-40 is a turbo prop airplane possessing excellent low velocity dealing with qualities and offers higher coaching effectiveness, in step with the ministry.

The HTT-40 incorporates roughly 56 according to cent indigenous content material which can regularly building up to over 60 according to cent thru indigenisation of primary parts and subsystems, officers mentioned.

“The airplane will meet the lack of elementary teacher airplane of Indian Air Power for coaching of newly-inducted pilots. The procurement will come with related apparatus and coaching aids together with simulators,” the ministry mentioned in a remark.

“Being an indigenous resolution, the airplane is configurable for upgrades to include the futuristic necessities of the Indian Armed Forces. The airplane can be equipped over a duration of six years,” it mentioned.

It mentioned the HAL would interact the home non-public business, together with MSMEs, in its provide chain. “The procurement has the possible to supply direct and oblique employment to hundreds of folks unfold over greater than 100 MSMEs,” the ministry mentioned.

At the cadet coaching ships, the ministry mentioned they are going to cater to the educational of officer cadets, together with girls, at sea after their elementary coaching to satisfy the long run necessities of the Indian Military. “The ships would additionally supply coaching to cadets from pleasant international locations with the purpose to improve diplomatic family members,” it mentioned.

“The ships will also be deployed for evacuation of folks from misery spaces, Seek and Rescue and Humanitarian Help and Crisis Aid (HADR) operations. The supply of ships is scheduled to start from 2026,” the ministry mentioned.

The ships can be indigenously designed, evolved and built at L&T shipyard in Kattupalli, Chennai. “The undertaking will generate employment of twenty-two.5 lakh man-days over a duration of four-and-half years. This will likely inspire energetic participation of Indian shipbuilding and related industries, together with MSMEs,” the ministry mentioned.

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Tuesday sealed a take care of Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL) to acquire 70 HTT-40 elementary teacher airplane at a value of over Rs 6,800 crore for the Indian Air Power.

The ministry additionally finalised a freelance with Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) for the purchase of 3 cadet coaching ships price over Rs 3,100 crore.

Each the procurement proposals have been cleared by way of the high minister-led Cupboard Committee on Safety (CCS) on March 1.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“The ministry of defence on March 7 signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro Restricted (L&T) for procurement of 70 HTT-40 elementary teacher airplane and 3 cadet coaching ships respectively within the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh,” the ministry mentioned.

Whilst the HAL will supply 70 HTT-40 airplane over a duration of six years, the supply of ships is scheduled to start from 2026.

Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, together with different senior civil and army officers of the ministry, and representatives of the HAL and L&T have been provide on the contract signing rite.

The HTT-40 is a turbo prop airplane possessing excellent low velocity dealing with qualities and offers higher coaching effectiveness, in step with the ministry.

The HTT-40 incorporates roughly 56 according to cent indigenous content material which can regularly building up to over 60 according to cent thru indigenisation of primary parts and subsystems, officers mentioned.

“The airplane will meet the lack of elementary teacher airplane of Indian Air Power for coaching of newly-inducted pilots. The procurement will come with related apparatus and coaching aids together with simulators,” the ministry mentioned in a remark.

“Being an indigenous resolution, the airplane is configurable for upgrades to include the futuristic necessities of the Indian Armed Forces. The airplane can be equipped over a duration of six years,” it mentioned.

It mentioned the HAL would interact the home non-public business, together with MSMEs, in its provide chain. “The procurement has the possible to supply direct and oblique employment to hundreds of folks unfold over greater than 100 MSMEs,” the ministry mentioned.

At the cadet coaching ships, the ministry mentioned they are going to cater to the educational of officer cadets, together with girls, at sea after their elementary coaching to satisfy the long run necessities of the Indian Military. “The ships would additionally supply coaching to cadets from pleasant international locations with the purpose to improve diplomatic family members,” it mentioned.

“The ships will also be deployed for evacuation of folks from misery spaces, Seek and Rescue and Humanitarian Help and Crisis Aid (HADR) operations. The supply of ships is scheduled to start from 2026,” the ministry mentioned.

The ships can be indigenously designed, evolved and built at L&T shipyard in Kattupalli, Chennai. “The undertaking will generate employment of twenty-two.5 lakh man-days over a duration of four-and-half years. This will likely inspire energetic participation of Indian shipbuilding and related industries, together with MSMEs,” the ministry mentioned.