In Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) site in Bengaluru this morning. During the visit, he will review the manufacturing facility, including the facility for Tejas jets. The visit has come at a crucial time as the Indian Air Force recently issued a tender to HAL for the purchase of 12 advanced Su-30MKI fighter jets.
DRDO Chief Dr Samir V Kamat said in a significant boost to India’s Defence sector, the engines for the LCA Mark 2 and the first two squadrons of the indigenous Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) will be domestically produced. The HAL and GE from the US would be producing these engines jointly in a facility in India.
