Hon’ble Minister of State for Defence, Mr Sanjay Seth visited HAL facilities on 15th July and said the Company has a huge role to play in achieving the Make-in-India dream in Defence. He was addressing HAL’s top management. The Hon’ble Minister assured HAL of the Government’s support and called upon the Company to ensure that various challenges on design and development, production, and delivery fronts are addressed in time to contribute to achieving Viksit Bharat as envisaged by the Government.
HAL made a presentation, covering its product profile (the present and the future), current ROH, aircraft upgrades and modifications, avionics developments, exports, engine production, manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, indigenisation measures, civil MRO initiatives and support given to various ISRO platforms.
Later, the Hon’ble RRM visited LCA Tejas and Helicopter Divisions. Mr C. B. Ananthakrishnan, CMD (Addl. Charge) thanked the Hon’ble RRM for the support given by the Government and said that HAL has taken proactive measures to overcome challenges in different areas of its operations. HAL Directors and CEOs were present on the occasion.
