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SOURCE: RAUNAK KUNDE / NEWS BEAT / IDRW.ORG

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is taking proactive steps to mitigate delays in the supply of F-404 engines from GE Aviation, announcing plans to expand production capacity for the Tejas Mk1A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to 30 units per year. This move aims to recover lost time, address the backlog of orders, and prepare for anticipated additional contracts for the aircraft.

HAL currently holds an order book of 73 Tejas Mk1A aircraft and is expected to receive an additional order for 97 units later this year, bringing the total to 170 aircraft. In addition to the Tejas Mk1A, HAL is also tasked with manufacturing 10 Tejas Trainer variants, all of which must be delivered by 2029.

To meet the growing demand, HAL plans to Produce 16 Tejas Mk1A units annually at its Bangalore division and add production capacity for 5 units annually from its Nashik facility in the initial phase. Further scale-up production at Nashik will add 9 units, achieving a total annual capacity of 30 units.

HAL plans to switch from Tejas Mk1A to Tejas MkII production from 2029 onwards due to which it will need to ramp up production of nearly 180 Tejas Mk1A in the next 4-5 years which needs production to reach the 30 unit mark in 2027.

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