Ka-226T utility chopper has 33% indigenous content: HAL
Deal held up due to shortfall in Russian proposal for indigenous content, says HAL chief The total indigenous content of the Ka-226T utility helicopters, to be jointly manufactured locally by India and Russia with Transfer of Technology (ToT), is between 27%-33%, said Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) R. Madhavan. The final deal is held up as the Russian proposal of 62% indigenous content in assembled helicopters falls short of the tender requirement of 70%, “In Ka-226T when we talk of 70% indigenous content, it is not the same as the Light Combat Aircra...
Source: thehindu.com
