(NSI News Source Info) NEW DELHI, India - July 28, 2009: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a follow-on contract with Airbus for supplying 2000 do
ors for planes of the European aircraft manufacturer, the government said today.
ors for planes of the European aircraft manufacturer, the government said today."A follow-on contract has been concluded with Airbus for supply of forward PAX doors for different variants of Airbus aircraft," Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju said in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
Airbus had earlier awarded a contract to HAL for supplying 1460 shipsets, which the Defence sector undertaking is likely to complete by January, 2010.
The minister, however, denied any plans of manufacturing a civilian aircraft in collaboration with Airbus.
"There is no proposal for manufacture of civil aircraft in the country in collaboration with Airbus industries or other firms," Raju said.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited based in Bangalore, India, is one of Asia's largest aerospace companies. Under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence, this public sector 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 and is currently involved in the design, fabrication and assembly of aircraft, jet engines, helicopters and their components and spares. It has several facilities throughout India including Nasik, Korwa, Kanpur, Koraput, Lucknow, and Hyderabad. The German engineer Kurt Tank 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, Sukhoi Aviation Corporation, Israel Aircraft Industries, RSK MiG, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce plc, Dassault Aviation, Dornier Flugzeugwerke, Aeronautical Development Agency and Indian Space Research Organisation.
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