Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd expects order book to reach Rs 2.5 lakh crore in six months
The production of light combat aircraft and helicopters have taken Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to new heights, its chief says at Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru.
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Speaking about exports, D K Sunil, Chairman and Managing Director, HAL, said HAL was continuing efforts with existing client Guyana and was also in touch with Malaysia for the Dornier aircraft. (Express Photo/Jithendra M)Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), India’s largest aerospace and defence manufacturer, said on Tuesday that it would have an order book of Rs 2.5 lakh crore in the next six months, driven by expectations of two major orders.
Addressing a press meet on the sidelines of the biennial Aero India 2025 show at Bengaluru’s Yelahanka Air Force Station, D K Sunil, Chairman and Managing Director, HAL, said the order book growth would make the company one of the leading players in South Asia.
“The company has received orders worth Rs 55,000 crore in the first nine months of the fiscal year and is expecting to close orders worth another Rs 1.2 lakh crore in the next five to six months. Including the present orders, the total orders will be worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore and the production will continue for the next 5-6 years,” he said.
“We are actively pursuing two major contracts. One is for 97 light combat aircraft (Tejas) and 156 light combat helicopters (Prachanda). Both are in the advanced stages of negotiations. We are hoping to close them in the next 5-6 months,” he added.
“We have ramped up production lines to meet the requirements. Three units for manufacturing LCAs (light combat aircraft), two in Bengaluru and one in Nashik, Maharashtra, have been set up. With these three units, we target to manufacture 26 aircraft by 2026. We have also partnered with private players like Tatas and L&T to increase our production capacity,” he further said.
Speaking about exports, Sunil said that HAL was continuing efforts with existing client Guyana and was also in touch with Malaysia for the Dornier aircraft. “We are also in talks with the Philippines and North America. HAL is spending Rs 2,500 crore on research and development every year to improve and upgrade its products. Presently, Tejas and light combat helicopter productions have taken HAL to new heights. In the next decade, LCA-2, Indian multirole helicopters, fifth-generation advanced medium combat aircraft, along with newer products like UCAPs, will lead HAL’s order book growth,” he added.
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