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08/03/23 08:05 AM IST

70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft

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  • Ministry of Defence, recently signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) for procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft .
About Trainer Aircraft
  • The Union Cabinet had recently approved the procurement of 70 HTT-40 trainer aircraft from HAL at a cost of over Rs 6,800 crore.
  • The HTT-40 is a turbo prop aircraft possessing good low speed handling qualities and provides better training effectiveness.
  • This fully aerobatic tandem seat turbo trainer has an air-conditioned cockpit, modern avionics, hot re-fueling, running change over and zero-zero ejection seats.
  • The aircraft will meet the shortage of basic trainer aircraft of Indian Air Force for training of newly-inducted pilots.
  • The aircraft will be supplied over a period of six years.
  • The HTT-40 contains approx. 56% indigenous content which will progressively increase to over 60% through indigenisation of major components and subsystems.
Cadet Training Ships
  • The ships will cater to the training of officer cadets, including women, at sea after their basic training to meet the future requirements of the Indian Navy.
  • The ships would also provide training to cadets from friendly countries with the aim to strengthen diplomatic relations.
  • The ships can also be deployed for evacuation of people from distress areas, Search & Rescue and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.
  • The ships will be indigenously designed, developed and constructed at L&T shipyard in Kattupalli, Chennai.
Source- PIB

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