The Union Cabinet has approved the purchase of 70 Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) basic trainer aircraft (BTA) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of Rs 6,828 crore.
“HAL will deliver the 70 aircraft over a period of six years,” the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a press release on Wednesday.
The HTT-40 is a turboprop aircraft, designed to have good low-speed handling for better training effectiveness. This fully aerobatic, tandem-seat, turbo trainer has an air-conditioned cockpit, modern avionics, hot refuelling, running changeover, and zero-zero ejection seats.
“The aircraft will
“HAL will deliver the 70 aircraft over a period of six years,” the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a press release on Wednesday.
The HTT-40 is a turboprop aircraft, designed to have good low-speed handling for better training effectiveness. This fully aerobatic, tandem-seat, turbo trainer has an air-conditioned cockpit, modern avionics, hot refuelling, running changeover, and zero-zero ejection seats.
“The aircraft will