Bangalore: Indian state-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Thursday said it has tied up with French aerospace firm Sagem to manufacture automatic flight control systems and sensors at Hyderabad.
"HAL has entered into a contract with Sagem of Safran group at the Paris air show for technology transfer to set up the production facility for flight control systems and sensors at our Hyderabad division," the company said in a statement here.
The new set-up will also have a maintenance facility for the avionics of the company's advanced light helicopter (ALH) and intermediate jet trainer (IJT) platforms.
The company hopes to use the facility for fitting the avionic systems on the light combat helicopter (LCH) and light utility helicopter (LUH), whose prototypes are under design and development.
The new facility is expected to be commissioned by 2015.
20/06/13 IANS/News Track India
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"HAL has entered into a contract with Sagem of Safran group at the Paris air show for technology transfer to set up the production facility for flight control systems and sensors at our Hyderabad division," the company said in a statement here.
The new set-up will also have a maintenance facility for the avionics of the company's advanced light helicopter (ALH) and intermediate jet trainer (IJT) platforms.
The company hopes to use the facility for fitting the avionic systems on the light combat helicopter (LCH) and light utility helicopter (LUH), whose prototypes are under design and development.
The new facility is expected to be commissioned by 2015.
20/06/13 IANS/News Track India
