Nagpur: : The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to take up the job of assembling one more aircraft at its base repair depot (BRD). After taking up the work for assembling Mi17 helicopters at the Chandigarh BRD, IAF may soon take up the work for Pilatus (PC-7) trainer aircraft being procured by the country. Earlier, there were plans to have an independent manufacturing set-up, but as it did not work out, the task has come back to IAF.
This is closer to the aim of IAF making its own aircraft. Recently, IAF has been firming plans in this direction for which assembling can be the first step. It can also help it in developing reverse engineering techniques, said a source involved in the process. There are chances that the BRD situated at Coimbatore may be assembling the PC-7s. The BRDs come under the IAF's maintenance command, which is based at Nagpur.
At present, it is the Bengaluru-based PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which does the chunk of assembling or manufacturing for IAF. Doing the job directly is likely to make things smoother and IAF will be both the maker and user of the equipment, the source said.
25/11/14 Shishir Arya/Times of India
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This is closer to the aim of IAF making its own aircraft. Recently, IAF has been firming plans in this direction for which assembling can be the first step. It can also help it in developing reverse engineering techniques, said a source involved in the process. There are chances that the BRD situated at Coimbatore may be assembling the PC-7s. The BRDs come under the IAF's maintenance command, which is based at Nagpur.
At present, it is the Bengaluru-based PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which does the chunk of assembling or manufacturing for IAF. Doing the job directly is likely to make things smoother and IAF will be both the maker and user of the equipment, the source said.
25/11/14 Shishir Arya/Times of India
