HAL signs contract for developing multi‑role transport aircraft for India [June 2012]

By admin June 20, 2012 12:17 pm IST

In an aim to achieve self-reliance in design &development and production of aircrafts of this size and also to manage the programme with international collaboration and large number of global suppliers; Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. has signed the tripartite general contract with United Aircraft Corporation -Transport Aircraft (UAC-TA), the Russian partner & their JV-Multirole Transport Aircraft Ltd. (MTAL) for the multirole transport aircraft (MTA) project.
HAL to carry out design & development of its workshare of multi‑role transport aircraft at Aircraft R&D (ARDC) Centre in Bangalore while its transport aircraft division (TAD) at Kanpur to manufacture the prototypes and subsequently the serial production to start at Kanpur where dedicated facilities are being set up. HAL’s other R&D centres and manufacturing divisions will share development of systems & LRU’s and manufacture of components, sub assemblies and composite structure. HAL to showcase its expertise in design of aircraft as well as systems, manufacturing & flight testing while jointly working with the Russian team in Moscow as well as in India.
Indian and Russian governments had earlier signed an inter governmental agreement for joint design, development & production of MTA on 50:50 sharing basis and had decided to form a JV between HAL, UAC-TA & Rosoboronexport to execute the project.

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