Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL ) is one of the most important aviation and aerospace companies of the Indian Ministry of Defense. Its seat is located in the Indian city of Bangalore. The main areas of the company are the manufacture of aircraft, air and space technology and communication and navigation equipment.

History

The company was founded in 1940 by Walchand Hirachand with the name Hindustan Aircraft in Bangalore to produce aircraft; The project was supported by the Kingdom of Mysore, especially by Mirza Ismail. The British government acquired in April 1941 one-third of the shares in the belief in a strategic necessity. In April 1942, it acquired the entire capital stock of Walchand Hirachand and other stakeholders to be able to act freely, with the result if Japan should attack during the Second World War. Ultimately refused the Kingdom of Mysore his participation to sell, but were from the management to the British Government. Thus, the company was nationalized two years after its inception.

It was produced the first military aircraft in South Asia and is active currently in the development, manufacture and assembly of aircraft, jet engines, helicopters and their components. The company has locations throughout India, including in Nashik, Korwa, Kanpur, Koraput, Lucknow and Hyderabad. The German engineer Kurt Tank designed the HF -24 Marut fighter-bomber, the first fully developed in India and built airplane.

Hindustan Aeronautics has a long history of collaborations with international and domestic air carriers such as Sukhoi, Israel Aerospace Industries, Mikoyan -Gurevich, BAE Systems, Dassault Aviation, Dornier -Werke, the Aeronautical Development Agency and the Indian Space Research Organisation.

In July 2006, HAL became a joint venture with Samtel, a manufacturer of electronic display systems at. This is to develop and produce digital aircraft instruments for HAL. This is the first public-private partnership in the field of military avionics. The contracts for the equivalent of EUR 2.8 billion were signed in fiscal year 2005-06.

Products

In-house developments

  • HT-2
  • HPT -32 Deepak
  • HUL -26 Pushpak
  • HAOP -27 Krishak
  • HA -31 Basant
  • HJT -16 Kiran - Mk1, Mk2 and Mk1A
  • HF -24 Marut - Mk1 and Mk1T
  • Lakshya - An unmanned aircraft
  • LCA Tejas - Light Combat Aircraft
  • Medium Combat Aircraft - multi-role combat aircraft
  • Dhruv - Light Helicopter
  • Light Combat Helicopter
  • HJT -36 - Jet Trainer
  • Saras - A lightweight multi-purpose transport aircraft, developed in collaboration with NAL.
  • FGFA - Joint development with Sukhoi combat aircraft of the fifth generation.
  • MCA - In development befindlicher first Indian Stealth Fighter.

Licensed Products

  • Mikoyan -Gurevich MiG -21
  • Mikoyan -Gurevich MiG- 27 - M Version
  • SEPECAT Jaguar IS, IB, IM versions
  • HAL Ajeet - improved version of the Folland Gnat
  • Aerospatiale Alouette III - HAL Chetak, Chetan versions
  • SA 315 Lama - HAL Cheetah, Lancer, cheetal versions
  • Dornier Do 228
  • HAL HS 748 Avro
  • Sukhoi Su- 30MKI
  • BAe Systems Hawk Mk 132 Advanced Jet Trainer - Time-limited production of 42 aircraft

Gallery

Mirage 2000, overhauled by HAL

HAL HF 24 Marut

Types of business entity Karnataka Indian rupee HAL HT-2 HAL HPT-32 Deepak HAL Basant HAL Tejas Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft HAL Dhruv HAL Light Combat Helicopter NAL Saras Sukhoi/HAL FGFA Hawker Siddeley HS 748
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