Lok Sabha Question No. 2700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-03
Subject: Production of Aircrafts
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY, INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2700

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  JANUARY, 2018

## PRODUCTION OF AIRCRAFTS

2700.  PROF. SAUGATA  ROY:

SHRI  INNOCENT:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) proposes to produce various types of aircrafts including fighter jets for the use of the armed forces in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the expected cost of the project along with the details of production capacity of HAL;
- (c) whether it is a part of production of weapons / arms / ammunitions and other war materials nationally and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has asked the HAL to speed up their manufacturing of fighter jets and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by HAL for timely and quality manufacturing of such fighter jets?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

| MINISTER OF STATE THE MINISTRY OF   | (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)   |
|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
| IN DEFENCE र ा रा य मं ी            | (डा. सुभाष भामरे)      |

(a) to (e): A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2700 FOR ANSWER ON 3.1.2018

(a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    Since  inception,  Hindustan  Aeronautics  Ltd. (HAL) has been engaged in design & development, manufacture, upgrade and  repair  /  overhaul  of  fighters,  trainers  transport  aircraft,  helicopters, engines,  avionics  systems  &  accessories  for  the  requirement  of  the Defence Services.  So far, HAL has indigenously designed & developed 17 types of aircraft / helicopters consisting of three fighter aircrafts including ongoing  platform  of  Light  Combat  Aircraft  (LCA)-Tejas,  Advanced  Light Helicopter (ALH)-DHRUV and Chetak / Cheetal Helicopter.

Additionally, under Transfer of Technology (ToT) with foreign Original Equipment manufacturers (OEMs), 14 platforms have been manufactured in the country by HAL consisting of 8 categories of fighter aircraft including ongoing manufacturing program of Su-30 MKI.

The  annual  production  capacity  of  HAL  along  with  the  ongoing contract cost (product-wise) is detailed below:

|   S. No. | Product     |   Annual production capacity | Value of ongoing contracts / current status                                                                                                                              |
|----------|-------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Su-30 MKI   |                           12 | Rs.59420 crores for 182 aircraft and 153 have been produced so far.                                                                                                      |
|        2 | Hawk MK 132 |                           16 | Existing orders completed in 2016-17.                                                                                                                                    |
|        3 | Do-228      |                           06 | Rs.1090 crores for 14 aircraft and 12 have been produced so far.                                                                                                         |
|        4 | LCA TEJAS   |                           08 | Rs.2702 crores for 20 Initial Operational Clearance (IOC) aircraft and Rs.5989 crores for 20 Final Operational Clearance (FOC) aircraft. 6 aircraft are produced so far. |
|        5 | ALH         |                           24 | Rs.13799 crores for 159 helicopter of which 154 have been produced so far.                                                                                               |
|        6 | Cheetal     |                           08 | Rs.203 crores for 10 helicopters, which taken up for production.                                                                                                         |

:  2  :

(c) No,  Madam.    HAL  produced  fighter  /  trainer  /  transport  aircraft, helicopter  and  associated  systems  &  sub-systems  do  not  fall  under  the category of weapons / arms / ammunition. (d) & (e): In  order  to  fast  track  the  production  of    LCA  from  existing  8 aircraft  to  16  aircraft  per  annum  Government  of  India  has  approved  an investment of Rs.1,381.04 Crores, against which HAL  has already started the  development  activities.    Su-30  MKI  programme  is  on  the  verge  of completion; hence, there is no plan to augment the production facilities for this platform. The  following  steps  have  been  taken  by  HAL  to  ensure  timely  and enhanced production of LCA aircraft.

- Establishment of second line for structural and equipping activities at Aircraft Division, HAL.
- Reduction  in  manufacturing cycle  time  through  improved  supply chain management, learning and augmentation of manpower.
- Established  contracts  for  outsourcing  of  major  modules  namely Front fuselage, Centre fuselage, Rear fuselage, Wing and various sub-assemblies to private partners.

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