Bengaluru's DPSU company, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has ratified a Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) on Wednesday. The agreement enables HAL to directly fabricate high temperature resistant composite parts for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) — Tejas Mk1A, an indigenous 4.5 generation multi-role fighter aircraft purpose-built for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The component in question, the Body Mass Index (BMI) Engine Bay Door, is crucial to the aircraft's functionality. With the guidance of CSIR-NAL's technologies, HAL will manufacture this critical component, along with other high temperature-resistant co-cured composite structures including fin and rudder, wing spars, and wing fuselage fairings.
This collaboration between HAL and CSIR-NAL is expected to meet the initial requirements of IAF squadrons. The ToT agreement was signed by Anbuvelan S of HAL and Abhay A Pashilkar of CSIR-NAL in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
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