Defence | Trainer aircraft for next top guns

https://www.highrevenuegate.com/ekgcdjtbgw?key=43b3f94720be2b1d0a1a6e96c2d13989 Defence | Trainer aircraft for next top guns B efore they get the coveted stripes on their uniforms, proclaiming them as elite fighter pilots, flight cadets of the Indian Air Force undergo months of gruelling training that involves flight and safety manoeuvres, aircraft mechanics and instrument flying—controlling an aircraft using basic instruments. The platforms of such training are the various trainer aircraft, mostly foreign-made, of the IAF. Now, in a significant indigenisation move, the Cabinet Committee on Security led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its go-ahead to the acquisition of 70 units of the Hindustan Turbo Trainer, commonly known as the HTT-40 basic trainer, for Rs 6,800 crore. The trainer’s makers, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), inked the deal with IAF on March 7. The new aircraft, to be delivered over the next six years, will complement the IAF’s existing basic training f...