Monday, January 30, 2017

HAL launches Hawk-i aircraft upgraded with Indian-made equipment

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has launched the first indigenously upgraded Hawk Mk132 trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The upgrade work included the replacement of imported mission computer and data transfer units with systems that were locally designed and developed.

Designated as Hawk-i, the aircraft is equipped with mission computer in the dual redundant configuration which has additional capabilities such as digital map generation (DMG) to provide improved situational awareness.

The aircraft has also been fitted with an embedded virtual training system (EVTS) that offers improved training capability over the existing system, HAL said in a statement.
30/01/17 airforce-technology.com
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