INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BENGALURU: Indias effort to export light fight airplane (LCA) Tejas to Malaysia has turned useless with the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF)
choosing South Korean supersonic fighter KAI FA-50, Korean news companies reported estimating the maker of the fighter-- Korean Aerospace
The TOI had actually reported that Korea was most likely to pip India and bag the deal as defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL),
which had actually made the main proposal from India suffered a problem: Setback to Tejas in Malaysia deal, South Korea might pip India
Nations sole aircraft maker KAI has won a 1.2-trillion won ($920-million) offer to export 18 FA-50 light attack airplane to Malaysia, the
business announced Friday
It signed the contract with Malaysias defence ministry after beating rival bidders ..
The Korea Times reported, while the Yonhap News Agency likewise estimated KAI to report the very same news.While HAL, which had bid in
reaction to Malaysias worldwide tender, did not make a main statement on Friday, its CMD CB Ananthakrishnan had stated throughout the just
recently concluded Aero India that the company had suffered an obstacle in the Malaysian deal.As reported by TOI earlier, Ananthakrishnan
had actually said on February 14: ..
There has actually been a minor obstacle in the sense that it appears like the other business is getting the order
We have actually not got anything in black-and-white (writing), what we are hearing now is that Malaysia might choose the Korean aircraft
The HAL had actually pitched the Tejas in its proposal to the Malaysian ministry of defence for supply of 18 Fighter Lead-in Trainer (FLIT)
LCAs against a global tender released by RMAF in October 2021
It was among eight countries to react to RMFAs tender and was later shortlisted in addition to the KIA FA-50 by Malaysia.The PSU, which was
positive about the offer up until late last year, even revealed strategies to establish a workplace in the nations capital-- Kuala Lumpur
(KL)-- on August 17, 2022
Additional sweetening the deal, the HAL likewise offered to set up an MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) complex, offer air travel
management courses and regional manufacturing of aero structures with Malaysian entities focused on enabling human capital advancement and
reinforcing capabilities of Malaysian entities for other programs too.Being one of the biggest producers of Russian-origin Su-30 airplane,
HAL has even stated it could extend assistance to RMAF for Su-30 MKM fleet which is facing low serviceability concerns due to the continuous
