HAL receives first set of wing assemblies for Tejas Mk-1A jets from L&T
Kumar expressed confidence in meeting the requirement of the production target for LCA Tejas. He called for expanding horizons and focusing on reducing dependency on other countries.HAL Chief Managing Director (CMD) Dr DK Sunil, who was present at the event, termed the handing over of LCA Mk-1A a testament to years of dedicated hand-holding and a shared commitment to excellence from HAL and L&T."HAL is working with suppliers, both large and SMEs, as an initiative towards achieving Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in the aerospace and defence sector. HAL has effectively built a parallel aircraft structural assembly line in the private sector which will help in capacity augmentation of the LCA Tejas programme," he said.Senior Vice President and Head, L&T Precision Engineering and Systems Arun Ramchandani said, "L&T is set to supply four wing sets annually, with plans to scale up production to 12 sets per annum through advanced assembly processes and automation."Till date, the LCA Tejas Division has received structural modules of air intake assemblies from Lakshmi Machine Works, rear fuselage assembly from Alpha Tocol, loom assemblies from Amphenol, fin and rudder assemblies from Tata Advanced Systems, centre fuselage assembly from VEM Technologies and wing assemblies from L&T for the LCA Mk-1A.- Ends
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