Huge win for India’s HAL as Malaysia may confirm its purchase of 18 fighter jets and training planes, as reported by the Indian government.

According to reports, the deal includes establishing an MRO facility in Malaysia that will also support Malaysia’s fleet of Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft. This will assist in resolving issues brought on by ongoing trade sanctions placed on Moscow in the procurement of spare parts from Russia.

India Since it began producing aircraft jets more than 82 years ago, HAL has maintained the highest technical standards. HAL now possesses a variety of defense aircraft, such as combat and utility helicopters and fighter trainer type aircraft. It is also developing fifth-generation fighter jets.

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According to reports, Malaysia has decided to replace its current fleet of MiG-29 fighter jets with the Indian-made Tejas light combat aircraft and is allegedly in advanced negotiations to finalize its procurement.

Many nations began expressing interest in the aircraft as it was initially presented at the Dubai Airshow, including Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Tejas competed against the Turkish Hurjet fighter jet, although Tejas is already in production and is ready for use. Turkey is at the development stage where its first prototype could be made available by 2023. There is also speculation that the Tejas fighter jet sale was influenced by India’s imports of Palm.

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Four decades after its first approval in 1983, the Indian government last year awarded a $6 billion contract to state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd for 83 of the locally made Tejas jets, with deliveries to begin around 2023.

As of now, 24 indigenously designed and produced Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) have been brought into the Air Force’s service. Tejas is a single-engine fighter jet with a delta wing that is 57 percent made in India.

Additionally, India is working on the fifth generation upgraded Medium combat aircraft and the Tejas MK2 variant. which both would later be made available to Malaysia.

By 2025, India hopes to replace its outdated fleet of Mig 21 aircraft. Additionally, Britain declared in April that it would help India’s initiative to produce its own fighter jets. Currently, India possesses a mixture of fighter jets made in France, Britain, and Russia.

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The United States has expressed interest in joining India’s AMCA fighter aircraft programme after France’s saffron engine maker did so, although HAL has not yet officially announced the AMCA‘s engine choice.

In the agreements, HAL has also committed to buying at least 30% of its goods and services from Malaysian businesses. With Boustead Heavy Industries corporations, HAL has a contractual agreement. Should HAL be awarded the Fighter Lead In Trainer-Light Combat Aircraft tender, Depot Level Maintenance, or providing dependability, availability, maintainability, and supportability to the RMAF, would be required.

The remaining stages of the negotiation deals, which are anticipated to occur during the next three months, are almost entirely cleared. This agreement will go down in history as the first defence export deal and evidence of India’s advancement in aerospace technology.

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