Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has a pretty solid order book, which includes 34 Dhruv helicopters, 180 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk-1A aircraft, and 156 Prachand attack helicopters to be supplied to the armed forces.
The DPSU has recently informed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence that it has five advanced 4.5-generation multirole LCA Tejas Mark 1 Alpha (Mk-1A) ready.
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"We have successfully completed the integration of the radar and DTU (Data Transfer Unit). We have also successfully completed the ASRAAM (Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile) testing for air-to-air missiles and the ASTRA beyond-visual-range missile," the report quoted HAL's CMD as telling the committee.
"These tests have been successful for the Tejas Mark 1 Alpha (Mk-1A). Furthermore, we have opened the third line at Nashik for the Tejas to enhance capacity to twenty-four. Additionally, we have established a second line for the HTT-40 in Nashik for production, and we have already produced the first three aircraft," the report stated.
The report, titled 'Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2026–27 on Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Directorate of Ordnance (Coordination and Services) – New DPSUs, Directorate General of Quality Assurance, Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, and National Cadet Corps,' was presented in Parliament on Wednesday.
According to the report, HAL's CMD also told the panel that the DPSU maintains a "comfortable order book position."
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The company is presently executing major projects worth Rs 2,22,182 crore with a timeline for delivery of March 2034. This includes LCA Mk-1A; Hindustan Turbo Trainer (HTT-40); and Dornier (Do-228), among others.
HAL has told the panel, "We have delivered 72 Dhruv helicopters. For Dornier, in the current year, we have a large order for the mid-life upgrade. For the Prachand, we have delivered 15 in advance, and they are already in the field. Based on that, we received orders for 156 units from the Army and Air Force."
"Currently, we have an order for supplying 34 Dhruv, 180 Tejas (Mk-1A), and 156 Prachand, which is the attack helicopter."
The company also has orders for 12 Su-30 MKIs. HAL said it is restarting the production line that was closed in 2019 for these aircraft. "We have also received an order for 240 AL31FP engines. We are already delivering these engines. This year, we will be delivering them in batches of 30."
The defence ministry, in December 2024, had signed a contract for the procurement of 12 Su-30MKI aircraft along with associated equipment at an approximate cost of ₹13,500 crore. The jets would have an indigenous content of 62.6 per cent.
