Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: हिन्दी or हिंदी, IAST: Hindī, IPA: [ɦɪnd̪iː] ) is the name given to an Indo-Aryan language, or a dialect continuum of languages, spoken in northern and central India (the "Hindi belt"): हिन्दुस्तान एरनॅटिक्स लिमिटेड) (HAL) (Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: हिन्दी or हिंदी, IAST: Hindī, IPA: [ɦɪnd̪iː] ) is the name given to an Indo-Aryan language, or a dialect continuum of languages, spoken in northern and central India (the "Hindi belt"): हि ए लि,) based in Bangalore Bangalore ( [ˈbæŋɡəloːɾ] ), also known as Bengaḷūru (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, [ˈbeŋɡəɭuːɾu] (help·info)), is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration, India India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517, is one of Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 4 billion people, it accounts for 60% of the world's current human population. It is located chiefly in the eastern and northern hemispheres's largest aerospace Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space. Aerospace is a very diverse field, with a multitude of commercial, industrial and military applications companies. Under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence, this public sector A government-owned corporation, state-owned enterprise or government business enterprise is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial or business activities on behalf of an owner government. There is no standard definition of a government-owned corporation or state-owned enterprise (SOE), although the two terms can be used company is mainly involved in aerospace industry, which includes manufacturing and assembling aircraft, navigation and related communication equipment, as well as operating airports.
HAL built the first military aircraft in South Asia South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east. It is surrounded (clockwise, from west to east) by Western Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia and the Indian and is currently involved in the design, fabrication and assembly of aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly by being supported by the air, or in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil (as with vehicles that plane the air with wings in a straight manner, such as airplanes and gliders, or vehicles, jet engines A jet engine is a reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of fluid to generate thrust in accordance with Newton's laws of motion. This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, pulse jets and pump-jets. In general, most jet engines are internal combustion engines but non-combusting forms also exist, helicopters A helicopter is an aircraft that is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades. Helicopters are classified as rotorcraft or rotary-wing aircraft to distinguish them from fixed-wing aircraft because the helicopter achieves lift with the rotor blades which rotate around a mast. The word ' and their components and spares. It has several facilities throughout India including Nasik Coordinates: 20°01′N 73°30′E / 20.02°N 73.50°E , Korwa, Kanpur Kanpur pronunciation (Hindi: कानपुर, Urdu: کان پور), spelled as Cawnpore before 1948) is the ninth most populous city in India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh. In terms of area, Kanpur is the fifth largest city in India and largest city of North India after New Delhi.. It is also known as the ", Koraput, Lucknow Lucknow (pronounced /ˈlʌknaʊ/; Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, Lakhnaū, IPA: [ˈləkʰna.uː]) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. Lucknow District had a population of 3,647,834 in 2001. According to the growth rate and survey the total population of Lucknow is 5,048,936 as of 2008. Lucknow is also, and Hyderabad Hyderabad is known for its rich history, culture and architecture representing its unique character as a meeting point for North and South India, and also its multicultural nature, geographically, culturally and intellectually. Also known as The City of Nizams and The City of Pearls, Hyderabad is today one of the fast developing cities in the. The German Germany (pronounced /ˈdʒɜrməni/ ), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south engineer Kurt Tank Kurt Waldemar Tank was a resourceful German aeronautical engineer and test pilot, heading the design department at Focke-Wulf from 1931-45. He designed several important aircraft of World War II, including the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft designed the HF-24 Marut fighter-bomber, the first fighter aircraft made in India.
Hindustan Aeronautics has a long history of collaboration with several other international and domestic aerospace agencies such as the Airbus Industries, Boeing The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense corporation, founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Its international headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois, since 2001. Boeing is the largest global aircraft manufacturer by revenue, orders and, Sukhoi Aviation Corporation, Israel Aircraft Industries Israel Aerospace Industries or IAI (תע"א ta`a') is Israel's prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial systems for both military and civilian usage. It has 16,000 employees as of 2007, RSK MiG Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, or RSK MiG, is a Russian joint stock company. Formerly Mikoyan or Mikoyan-i-Gurevich Design Bureau , it is a military aircraft design bureau, primarily designing fighter aircraft. It was formerly a Soviet design bureau, and was founded by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich as "Mikoyan and Gurevich", with, BAE Systems BAE Systems plc is a British defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is the world's second-largest defence contractor and the largest in Europe. It was formed on 30 November 1999 by the £7.7, Rolls-Royce plc Rolls-Royce plc is a British aircraft engine maker, and the second-largest in the world, behind GE Aviation. The company has related businesses in the defence aerospace, marine and energy markets, Dassault Aviation, Dornier Flugzeugwerke Dornier Flugzeugwerke was a German aircraft manufacturer founded in Friedrichshafen in 1914 by Claudius Dornier. Over the course of its long lifespan, the company produced many notable designs for both the civil and military markets, Aeronautical Development Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation The Indian Space Research Organisation is the primary body for space research under the control of the government of India. It was established in its modern form in 1969 as a result of coordinated efforts initiated earlier. Under the guidance of a number of scientists, ISRO has conducted a variety of operations—supported by its launch vehicle.
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History
Production line of the HAL Dhruv The HAL Dhruv is a multi-role helicopter developed and manufactured by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is being supplied to the Indian Armed Forces, and a civilian variant is also available. The type was first exported to Nepal and Israel, and is on order by several other countries for both military and commercial uses. Specialized at Bangalore Bangalore ( [ˈbæŋɡəloːɾ] ), also known as Bengaḷūru (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, [ˈbeŋɡəɭuːɾu] (help·info)), is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration.HAL was established as Hindustan Aircraft in Bangalore in 1940 by Walchand Hirachand to produce military aircraft for the Royal Indian Air Force. The initiative was actively encouraged by the Kingdom of Mysore The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. The kingdom, which was ruled by the Wodeyar family, initially served as a vassal state of the Vijayanagara Empire. With the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire (circa 1565), the kingdom became, especially by the Diwan, Sir Mirza Ismail. The British Government Under the Constitution of the United Kingdom, executive authority notionally lies with the monarch but is exercised in practice by her ministers. Her Majesty's Government is the collective name for these ministers, and it is effectively an executive authority for the UK bought a one-third stake in the company by April 1941 as it believed this to be a strategic imperative. Later in April 1942, it bought out the stakes of Walchand Hirachand himself and other promoters so that it can act freely. The decision by United Kingdom was primairly motivated to boost British military hardware supplies in Asia to counter the increasing threat posed by Imperial Japan The Empire of Japan was a Japanese political entity that existed during the period from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until its defeat in World War II in 1945 during Second World War World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The war involved the mobilization of over 100 million military personnel, making it the most widespread war in history. However, the Mysore Kingdom refused to sell its stake in the company but yielded the management control over to the British Government. Thus, within 2 years of establishment, it was nationalized.
In 1943 the Bangalore factory was handed over to the United States Army Air Force but still using HAL management. The factory expanded rapidly and became the centre for major overhaul and repair of American aircraft and was known as the 84th Air Depot. The first aircraft to be overhauled was a PBY Catalina The Consolidated PBY Catalina was an American flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It could be equipped with depth charges, bombs, torpedoes, and .50 Browning machineguns and was one of the most widely used multi-role aircraft of World War II. PBYs served with every branch of the US military and in the air forces followed by every type of aircraft operated in Indian and Burma. When returned to Indian control two-years later the factory had become one of the largest overhaul and repair organisations in the East.
After India gained independence in 1947, the management of the company was passed over to the Government of India The Government of India, officially referred to as the Union Government, and also as Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a federal union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India. It is seated in New Delhi, Delhi and was renamed as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Though HAL was not used actively for developing newer models of fighter jets, the company has played a crucial role in modernization of the Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the armed forces of India. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict. It was officially established on October 8, 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the Indian Empire and the prefix Royal was added in 1945 in recognition of its services during the. In 1957 company started manufacturing Jet engines A jet engine is a reaction engine that discharges a fast moving jet of fluid to generate thrust in accordance with Newton's laws of motion. This broad definition of jet engines includes turbojets, turbofans, rockets, ramjets, pulse jets and pump-jets. In general, most jet engines are internal combustion engines but non-combusting forms also exist (Orpheus) under license from Rolls-Royce at new factory located in Bangalore. During the 1980s, HAL's operations saw a rapid increase which resulted in the development of new indigenous aircraft such as HAL Tejas The HAL Tejas (IPA: /t̪eʒəs/ Sanskrit: तेजस् : "Radiance") is a lightweight multirole jet fighter developed by India. It is a tailless, compound delta wing design powered by a single engine. Originally known as the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)—a designation which continues in popular usage—the aircraft was officially and HAL Dhruv The HAL Dhruv is a multi-role helicopter developed and manufactured by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is being supplied to the Indian Armed Forces, and a civilian variant is also available. The type was first exported to Nepal and Israel, and is on order by several other countries for both military and commercial uses. Specialized. HAL also developed an advanced version of the MiG-21, known as MiG-21 Bison, which increased its life-span by more than 20 years. HAL has also obtained several multi-million dollar contracts from leading international aerospace firms such as Airbus Airbus SAS is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Toulouse, France, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners,Boeing The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense corporation, founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Its international headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois, since 2001. Boeing is the largest global aircraft manufacturer by revenue, orders and and Honeywell Honeywell is a major American multinational conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments to manufacture aircraft spare parts and engines.
Shri Sanjeev sahi is Director (HR)
Operations
HAL is one of the largest aerospace companies in Asia with its annual turnover to be running above US$ The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States The U.S. dollar is normally abbreviated as the dollar sign, $, or as USD or US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies and from others that use the $ symbol. It is divided into 100 cents (200 half-cents prior to 1857)2 billion. More than 40% of HAL's revenues come from international deals to manufacture aircraft engines, spare parts, and other aircraft materials. Below is a partial list of major operations being undertaken by HAL:
International deals
HAL Dhruv helicopters of the Ecuadorian Air Force The Ecuadorian Air Force is the Air arm of the Military of Ecuador in 2008. An IAF The Indian Air Force is the air arm of the armed forces of India. Its primary responsibility is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during a conflict. It was officially established on October 8, 1932 as an auxiliary air force of the Indian Empire and the prefix Royal was added in 1945 in recognition of its services during the BAe Hawk The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single engine, advanced jet trainer aircraft. It first flew in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft. The Hawk is still in production with over 900 Hawks sold to 18 customers around the world being license-produced at the HAL Hawk production facility in Bangalore Bangalore ( [ˈbæŋɡəloːɾ] ), also known as Bengaḷūru (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, [ˈbeŋɡəɭuːɾu] (help·info)), is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration.- The US$10 billion fifth-generation fighter jet The Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft is a fifth-generation fighter which is being developed by Russia and India. It is a derivative project from the PAK FA being developed for the Indian Air Force (FGFA is the official designation for the Indian version). The program is initiated to develop a fifth generation fighter aircraft to fill a role program with the Sukhoi Corporation of Russia.[1][2]
- US$1 billion contract to manufacture aircraft parts for Boeing The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense corporation, founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Its international headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois, since 2001. Boeing is the largest global aircraft manufacturer by revenue, orders and.[3]
- Multi-role transport aircraft project with Ilyushin Ilyushin , or Ilyushin Design Bureau is a Russian design bureau and aircraft manufacturer, founded by Sergey Vladimirovich Ilyushin. Ilyushin was established under the Soviet Union. Its operations began on January 13, 1933, by order of P. I. Baranov, People's Commissar of the Heavy Industry and the Head of the Main Department of Aviation Industry of Russia worth US$600 million.[4]
- 120 RD-33MK turbofan engines to be manufactured for MiG-29K by HAL for US$250 million.[5]
- Contract to manufacture 1,000 TPE331 aircraft engines for Honeywell Honeywell is a major American multinational conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments worth US$200,000 each (estimates put total value of deal at US$200 million).[6]
- US$120 million deal to manufacture Dornier 228 for RUAG RUAG is a Swiss technology company, with its holding in Bern. It has production sites in Switzerland , Germany (Oberpfaffenhofen, Hamburg und Fürth), Sweden (Gothenburg, Linköping and Åmotfors), Hungary (Sirok) and Austria (Vienna and Berndorf). All the shares are in the hand of the Swiss Confederation of Switzerland Switzerland (German: die Schweiz French: la Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra, officially the Swiss Confederation is a landlocked alpine country of roughly 7.7 million people (2009) in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km². Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states, called cantons. Bern is the seat of the federal.[7]
- Manufacture of aircraft parts for Airbus Industries worth US$150 million.[8]
- US$100 million contract to export composite materials to Israel Aircraft Industries.[9]
- US$65 million joint-research facility with Honeywell and planned production of Garrett TPE331 engines.[10]
- US$50.7 million contract to supply Advanced Light Helicopter to Ecuadorian Air Force.[11] HAL will also open a maintenance base in the country.[12]
- US$30 million contract to supply avionics for Malaysian Su-30MKM.[13]
- US$20 million contract to supply ambulance version of HAL Dhruv to Peru.[14]
- Contract of 3 HAL Dhruv helicopters from Turkey worth US$20 million.[15]
- US$10 million order from Namibia for HAL Chetak and Cheetah helicopters.[16]
- Supply of HAL Dhruv helicopters to Mauritius' National Police in a deal worth US$7 million.[17]
- Unmanned helicopter development project with Israel Aircraft Industries.[18]
Domestic deals
- 180 Sukhoi Su-30MKI being manufactured at HAL's facilities in Nasik and Bangalore. The total contract, which also involves Russia's Sukhoi Aerospace, is worth US$3.2 billion.
- 200 HAL Light Combat Helicopters for Indian Air Force and 500 HAL Dhruv helicopters worth US$5.83 billion.[19]
- US$900 million aerospace hub in Andhra Pradesh.[20]
- US$57 million upgrade of SEPECAT Jaguar fleet of the Indian Air Force.[21]
- US$55 million fighter training school in Bangalore in collaboration with Canada's CAE.[22]
- 64 MiG-29s to be upgraded by HAL and Russia's MiG Corporation in a program worth US$960 million.[23]
- Licensed production of 82 BAe Hawk 132.[19]
In-house developed products
Fighter aircraft
HAL Tejas performing an inverted pass maneuver.- HF-24 Marut — Mk1 and Mk1T
- Tejas — Light Combat Aircraft
- FGFA — under joint-development with the Sukhoi Corporation
- MCA — india's indigenous stealth fighter
Helicopters
HAL Dhruv of the Indian Army- Dhruv — Advanced Light Helicopter
- Light Combat Helicopter (under development)
- Light Observation Helicopter (under development)
- Indian Multi-role Helicopter (under development)
Engines
- GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri- Co-developed with GTRE(DRDO)(under development)
- PTAE-7- For indegeniously designed Lakshya PTA
Light trainer aircraft
- HT-2
- HPT-32 Deepak
- HUL-26 Pushpak
- HAOP-27 Krishak
- HA-31 Basant
- HJT-16 Kiran — Mk1, Mk1A and Mk2
- HJT-36 Sitara — Intermediate Jet Trainer (under development)
Transport aircraft
Saras, developed by HAL and National Aerospace Laboratories.- Saras — Co-developed with the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL)
- HAL Multirole Transport Aircraft — under joint-development with Ilyushin Design Bureau
Passenger Aircraft
- Indian Regional Jet (IRJ) of 70-100 seater capacity to be jointly developed with NAL.
Glider
- HAL G-1 — first original design produced by the company in 1941; only one built.
- Ardhra — training glider
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Lakshya PTA — Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Licensed production
HAL licensed-built Su-30MKI- Harlow PC-5 — first aircraft assembled by HAL
- Percival Prentice — 66-built by HAL
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 — FL, M, Bis and Bison upgrades variants
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 — M variant
- SEPECAT Jaguar— IS, IB and IM variants
- AdourMk 811 for Jaguar
- Adour Mk 871 for BAE Hawk Mk 132
- HAL Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters
- HAL Ajeet — improved version of the Folland Gnat
- Aerospatiale SA 315B Lama — HAL Cheetah, Lancer, Cheetal Variants
- Aerospatiale SA 316B Alouette III — HAL Chetak, Chetan Variants
- Dornier Do 228 and Garret-5 engine
- HAL HS 748 Avro
- Sukhoi Su-30MKI
- BAe Systems Hawk Mk. 132 — scheduled production of 42 aircraft
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HAL license manufactured MiG-27 |
HAL license manufactured Jaguar IS |
HAL overhauled Mirage 2000 |
Hawk production facility at HAL, Bangalore. |
See also
- DRDO
- HAL Airport
- Indian Air Force
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC
References
- ^ http://mnweekly.ru/news/20090122/55364701.html
- ^ http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IL05Df03.html
- ^ Boeing to export up to $1 billion in work to India | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA
- ^ domain-b.com : Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Ilyushin start work on multi-role transport aircraft
- ^ Aviation Week : India Signs Contract For $964M MiG-29 Upgrade
- ^ HAL to make 1,000 Honeywell engines - The Financial Express
- ^ HAL to make new generation Dornier aircraft
- ^ The Hindu : National : HAL bags $150-million Airbus order
- ^ Israel News : Israel outsources $100-mn composites for UAVs to India
- ^ Honeywell opens $65m R&D facility in Bangalore
- ^ Hindustan Aeronautics gets $50.7 mln helicopter contract from Ecuador air force - Forbes.com
- ^ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Airlines__Aviation/HAL_to_have_maintenance_base_in_Ecuador/articleshow/3454528.cms
- ^ TajaNews
- ^ domain-b.com : HAL secures order for ambulance version of ALH Dhruv from Peru
- ^ http://www.domain-b.com/aero/aero_mfg/20080812_dhruv_helicopters.html
- ^ HAL bags $10 mn order for Chetak, Cheetah from Namibia
- ^ India signs pact for supply of Dhruv helicopters to Mauritius
- ^ 'India, Israel developing unmanned helicopter' -Gulf-World-The Times of India
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- ^ http://www.itexaminer.com/india-to-construct-new-aerospace-hub.aspx
- ^ HAL to upgrade Indian Jaguar fleet
- ^ Hindustan Aeronautics to set up pilot training school-India Business-Business-The Times of India
- ^ AFP: India awards Russia billion dollar MiG-29 upgrade
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