HAL And Private Industry Can Work Together To Make India Self Reliant In Aerospace Sector, Says CMD

After years of being criticised for below par performance, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL, India's prime aerospace manufacturing company is beginning to pull up its socks and is making earnest attempts to fulfill expectations from its prime customer, the Indian military and the Ministry of defence. The government's recent emphasis on achieving self-reliance in defence and particularly in making the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas an acceptable addition to the Indian Air Force fighter fleet, has given a new impetus to HAL It wants to be a full spectrum technology company and not just a licensed manufacturer as it has been for years. It wants to create and own IPs, wants to collaborate with the emerging private companies in the Indian defence sector, be part of India's quest to be a defence platforms' exporter and undertake crucial research and development for futuristic products.
Chairman and Managing Director of HAL, CB Ananthakrishnan, talking to Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale in this episode of On the Shop Floor, elaborates on how HAL is ramping up its production capacity to meet growing demand, the company's plans to make LCA Mark II planes and also be part of the AMCA project in the coming decade besides strengthening its rotary wing division to serve the Indian armed forces and also become a major exporter to the world.
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[@vitsutikhirvitsu8963]

Love from nagaland india Jai Hind...

[@unchainedYT]

Excellent to see how we have moved from licensed manufacturing to indigenous manufacturing. Hopefully we'll to being a technology company & many private sector industries will develop too

[@shaileshkallianpur2755]

It's really nice thing Public and Pvt defence Companies come together and manufacture a Aero Engine to make it fly. Our scientists are capable. Make us Vikasit Bharat 🇮🇳 Jai Hind Jai Bharat 🇮🇳

[@Sumeetracer]

Thank you Nitin sir for bringing out this awesome video of HAL facility Which was never shown to public 😊😊😊

[@bsoumya00504]

Almost 40 mins and absolutely no mention of IJT Sitara. Seems its a dead horse. Now the IAF will have an excuse to go shopping once Kirans start falling from the sky.

[@suyashmishra552]

Same Question. I want to know

[@photon3264]

No spin trials finished, still flying

[@nivedvasukuttan7633]

Indigenous is the only way forward❤

[@Fasih_Mosharraf]

They must develope engene for jet + Good PR Team

[@user-qy1dy1ms9m]

hal doesn't do that re

[@cobra28373]

​@@user-qy1dy1ms9m Then who does that

[@Kalkiawatar]

They work like roadside tinkering shop. Finish is below average . Can’t comment on the product as this is a PR exercise. We’ve to believe what they say . End user is the best judge .Going by the end users reluctance to order , doesn’t look great .

[@user-qy1dy1ms9m]

@@Kalkiawatar where did you drop your brain

[@exhilaratelife]

​@@Kalkiawatar If we don't know anything about something.. we must keep your mouth shut. Use a stapler.

[@logicsbykdbhau9015]

Classic...every episode is a great insight in Indian Defence Manufacturing Sector...Thanks for the great effort

[@-_dgsh]

Why everyone is standing and doing timepass 😅. I think they are waiting for lunch break 🥰👍

[@ashwwal3409]

Waiting for tea samosa pagoda break .😅

[@rajnishmehta4730]

Heartening to see many women technicians involved with the Tejas

[@pawankumarupadhyay2164]

Nice work team😊, do more factory visits across the defense industry... it's informative and interesting to watch.

[@mrityudand]

180+ Tejas mk1a will augment IAF in coming years ,only through HAL can IAF achieve the magic number of 42 squadrons, hopefully Tejas mk2 completes the first flight next year as expected

[@irsharma]

Mr. Gokhale, why do not u talk with production managers rather than talking with only CMDs…

[@parthajitjana2222]

Looking at the production facility they need more automation. They really havent invested much into improving the facilities.

[@ShaneCallum]

Fighter jet lines cannot be automated. Because minute of minute details matter. It’s a lasting asset. Only thing that will be automated will be 3D printing and ovens for baking carbon fibre components. Which is why the production is slow. What they need is expansion and shifting it in the outskirts of Bengaluru city. What I fear more is security. As you can see, right at the HAL compound, residential plots are located. Anyone can spy from a distance.

[@sambartadutta5229]

​@@ShaneCallum Have you ever watched the LM production lines? Go through the videos of F-35 production. You will be proven wrong.

[@shubhamrawat-sj8bo]

Brother I don't think there are any robots/machine in the market that you can use to automation a aircraft manufacturing. Even if there is some machine that big players are using like boing or Airbus, They are not going to sell it to anyone. These kind of tech has to be develop inhouse through RND and its a Step by Step process and you should not expect highest efficiency so early.

[@ShaneCallum]

@@sambartadutta5229 I have. F35 requirements are different. They have automated assembly line not the production. Also remember we procure radars and computer vision components from Israel. It’s basically plug and play. On the other hand, Raytheon manufactures radars for F35 and USS. Also the assembly line is more streamlined because of NATO demand. Most of the member states have to rely on US. So the contractors have no other option but to automate few things but not the production in itself. Orders are already in place. For Tejas, countries bave shown interest not purchase orders. For manufacturing 90 aircraft for Indian Air Force, you don’t need an assembly line. Also nations are waiting for mark 2 desperately. Once that happens, then you will see rapid shift in production process.

[@sambartadutta5229]

@@ShaneCallum You clearly haven't seen it. Go check the videos from Northorp Grumman who 'produce' critical assemblies for F-35 including the central fuselage. It's highly automated. So are the Dassault Business jet production line. I don't care what the NATO demands are but if the Indians are complacent enough to think that this peanut production rate is going to sustain them in modern warfare...it's about time they get a rude awakening. Hopefully within this decade. Given the number of multi axis CNC China produces each year....and employed in their automobile industry, it's safe to assume their frontline fighter 'production' lines are highly automated as well. 💀

[@air870]

Thanks Nitin, superb informative interview.

[@indianmirage2009]

Excellent talk! Great to see Sqn Ldr Vijainder Thakur appreciating Indian defence production efforts.

[@swapnil1108]

Nice interview 👌 Always excited for Tejas’s news!!

[@manasijkar3647]

Sir this is a fantastic series focusing on strategy and business. Looking forward to see bit more technical discussions/or theory to practical demonstrations made for for budding Technologists, young generation as well.

[@shubhendukumar1972]

We really appreciate these wonderful and insightful conversations. Thanks sir

[@jacksonmutum2642]

Splendidly amazing 🎉❤

[@thoughtswarfare]

Please make it happen. ⚔️

[@ronny383]

This is really enlightening series. Thanks

[@sk8899]

I hope that DRDO-HAL partners to developer Archer-UAV as an equivalent to Bayraktar TB2. Indian-Govt should encourage Airbus & Embraer to partner with Indian Pvt Companies to manufacture these Aircraft in India under Make-in-India:- (1) Airbus A330 (2) Airbus A330 (3) Embraer E-Jet family (4) Embraer E-2 Jet Family

[@shubhams5455]

Great Going Nitin ji, keep it up 👍

[@koeldutta8328]

You are doing excellent initiative. Hat's off to you Sir🎉

[@aryaman05]

😊👍👍👍 Thank you Nitin.

[@parthajitjana2222]

No private company will come or invest big in a volatile ,uncertain sector like fighterjets or helicopters when there is already an established public sector because govt preference will always go towards the public sector by hook or by crook. To create a fair competition only private or only public companies should be there. Noone was interested in Amca for same reason.

[@blog2153]

And the sad part is, the soldiers on the frontlines bear the brunt of this lopsided and sad state of affairs.. The PSUs will never step up or be as accountable or efficient as the private sector. There’s neither a carrot nor a stick to do so..

[@parthajitjana2222]

I have no problem of hal being a indian lockheed martin that wins majority contracts. But to create fair competition there must be boeing, bell, northdrop. For that to succeed hal must be privatised, aerospace engineering courses should be available nationwide.

[@HA-rn2iu]

What, you also fell for propaganda. Tell your private industry to develop a light heli for the civil sector which is explored and huge. What investment are you taking about. Not HAL's fault that private industry was shitting when HAL was developing.

[@naveenshahi]

@@HA-rn2iu So what is Lockheed Martin, Boings, GE, Dassault, Safran.........How did they come about......by behaving like a private company with initial government support. Government can run Air India to the ground....let alone building one....

[@HA-rn2iu]

@@naveenshahi Tell you what, even HAL does not receive any government support. All their projects which require govt funding are scuttled by MOD. Which is why they started to go with internal funds, and hence we are seeing HAL LUH, HTT40, Cats and HLFT. But private sector refuses to do any serious R&D. HAL has left the civil sector alone, yet nobody has taken up any design for a light aircraft or a light heli for the India civil market, which is huge and unexplored. Why should we blame HAL, which does R&D and has unrivalled R&D capabilities in India. I just laugh at people who say HAL should be shut down.

[@emotionalIntelligence2078]

Induct lockheed lroposal in AMCA. - *Self reliance is a good policy, not ideology*

[@navneet8269]

Jia Bharat, jai Anant ,jaí Nitin

[@satishkumar-ze9ep]

HAL doesn’t know what is called a commitment of delivery. They have a history of huge delayed deliveries. Hope they improve on it.

[@justchill1800]

Today KZbin gave me this video in suggestion, then I watch all 4 episodes. Interesting series to watch

[@aer.onavel]

HAL chairman sir i hope you see AMCA flying and you are the most humble and knowledgeable person

[@bharat693]

Good work Sir

[@CBS_official]

Quality content ✅

[@atulmittal5809]

Excellent content...

[@ravikrishnamurthy]

Everytime when I see in these Videos workers at ISRO or HAL working on such high tech equipments, I wonder are we really that capable to in making worldclass products. Can we trust such equipments in the hands of these guys on the assembly lines..

[@007tj5]

Only one person working and four guys standing and watching. Looks like one of the least productive shop floor in the world and this is reflected in the delay of product delivery.😢😢😢😢

[@MN-zl1qg]

I think HAL should focus on production line and create atleast a massive assembly line for Helicopter production and Tejas production. To reduce the cost even further. Also they should do R&D with private players or DRDO to develop engine technologies for fighter jets and helicopters. This should be the primary goal in next 2 years.

[@wassuphomies263]

did you see the video ? have you read about the helicopter factory in Tumkur ?

[@MN-zl1qg]

@@wassuphomies263 yes I have heard about it. I said more assembly lines need to be put. We need faster delivery of jets and helicopters. Still AMCA is projected to be deliver till 2030. We are running late and need to catch up to fulfill the needs of our Armed Forces.

[@wassuphomies263]

@@MN-zl1qg need is a very funny word. Nothing will happen till money gets sanctioned by the CCS. ask your MP why money is not getting sanctioned for these projects.

[@TangoCharlie0_0]

Jai Hind ! Bharat Mata Ki Jai ! 🇮🇳

[@GreatGameDharma]

HAL must team up with India Inc into aero engineering business and expand the trainee numbers from 200-300 engineers to atleast 600-800. Pvt companies can fund for the training of these engineers. HAL can also make some money in the process.

[@theguy5806]

This guy is older than HAL and is running HAL, It looks like old soap factory, look at turkeys facility it looks like corporate company

[@theguy5806]

@@goutam1231 im engineer in US

[@theguy5806]

@@goutam1231 if HAL had structure of promoting young new talents many wouldn't have left India, HAL is typical govt office where no one cares about work, they are there for govt job , unless the govt changes HAL structure no passionate person will work there

[@theguy5806]

@@goutam1231 u didn't understand my point what's the point of getting job if there's no structure to support passion in a company?

[@mrahulkeya8142]

​@@theguy5806 startups and pvt will welcome you .

[@KishoreKumar-cs6dd]

😂😂

[@pinakypogo]

Hat's off... Wishing multiple assembly centres for greater production capacity with less time intakes...we need faster 5th generation & also planning for 6th generation prototype fighter aircraft ... Private partnership will enhance the supply chain with skilled people... Own a powerful fighter engine with fast R&D needs as a priority...

[@bmmilind4333]

Despite assured orders from government, HAL is unable to increase turnover and profitability substantially, the management needs to be more aggressive and get best sales team for winning export orders and ensure more automation in their manufacturing to churn out good numbers in years to come .

[@saibalsahoo8597]

If we want to export the Aircraft to foreign countries then we have to develop to capacity 50 Aircrafts per year, Jay Hind 🇮🇳

[@NeilBiswasT90]

For reference only Lockheed Martin of USA yearly produce 156 F35 aircraft, let alone other aircrafts or other companies.

[@Demellosyadav]

Please work on mk2 and amca faster.

[@debdeepmukherjee1373]

Kind of disappointed with interview. 1) No question no How HAL going to mitigate F404 engine supply crunch. Without engine how can HAL supply those extra aircraft per annum? 2) Not a single question on CATS program . 3) No questions were raised regarding programs lik RUAV, HLFT-42, HJT-36, HTFE-25, HTSE-1200... 😢😢 After Having all resources , privilege, experience...good effort... But very mediocre result..

[@PlasmodiumV]

When i look at the satellite image of Indian military production facilities and then see China, Brazil or even Turkey it's just sheer disappointment.

[@ptrakoo5363]

India must get back on the ball to make its own jet Engins, whether getting a partner or work harder on your own.

[@avisaha8917]

We can sell our Brahmos, Pinaka rockets, Vajra, Tejas to phillipines, vietnam argentina egypt to inc our def exports... we love our engineers of Psus + pvt cos & must fully suppor & trust our indegineous capacity... our 1st figher might not be a f35 but our 3rd or 4th will match or may b better #jaihind❤

[@satyakiroy6281]

Also make a video on Cochin Shipyard.

[@rajax2976]

Inside long Breathe & our mother tongue language is very accurate fast & comptible success make

[@bhargavgohil7802]

27:56 Cat in the background 🐈

[@user-gc9tp7iv2i]

Please describe about the quality of druv helicopter & other helicopter by made of india & tejas mk1a ......because sometimes we can hear the crash of indian tejas fighter jets & druv helicopters....can you solve the problem

[@priyadharsank1545]

27:56 There is a cat running behind Anand sir 😂 on the floor of the factory

[@usngh05]

Besides Bangaluru, Tumukuru and Nashik, what is being manufactured in other locations like Korva, Koraput etc ?

[@Rocky-pz8px]

Why did he say that AMCA is still in preliminary stage when they say that CDR is done.. and why then we have been told that for AMCA Mk1 the Ge414 is finalised.. 👀

[@emotionalIntelligence2078]

9:34 Tejas mk 1A lacks Foc certification. It is not even inducted in IAF yet. Will be there by 2025. - Rejection: Argentina/ Nigeria/ Botswana/ Egypt/ Indonesia - All went for F-16, Gripen, Italian, Korean k-50.

[@sanjaytiwari272]

Thanks so much Sir.Informative. A request to please visit SSS defence india a new company with great work in small arms.

[@ronny383]

Good work HAL, with government leadership, HAL has bright future

[@bijoylaha7245]

Design would be focus

[@sameerbawadekar]

नमस्कार Nitin Sir, In your discussion our Legends Chetak and Cheeta helicopter will decommissioned. So can we use those to develop as autonomous autopilot unmanned helicopter!

[@irsharma]

I think only 32 total Tejas fighters gone to form two squadrons…..A lot of make up for meeting the need…

[@irsharma]

What is production rate of fighters and helicopters at which HAL can supply to IAF or for export?

[@nikhilrodye8226]

In fact to have private industry involved is a strategic imperative

[@advabhayjagtap6335]

Jai Hind

[@nirjharjajodia7169]

They realy need to adopt automation, the pace they are making very slow..

[@aer.onavel]

One important questions remaining when HAL will work on pr of its products and demonstrations.

[@kartrak09]

No questions on HLFT-42? Or TEDBF or HTT-40 and where it's assembly line stands as of now? This was disappointing in the lack of details. :( But thanks for your effort Nitin.

[@avisaha8917]

At max we should give additional 36-72 order for Rafales, and save the money there to invest it in Tejas mkII & AMCA (with upto 50% help of private cos for faster completion) projects.. everytime due to such foreign acquisitions our own excellent projects remain dead... if we commit for 90 more Rafales, then forget abt Tejas mk II & AMCA... it will cause severe delays, as we'll be paying the French untill 2035 and not enough funds will be left for our own Tejas... Tejas is one of the rare beautiful projects by DRDO which shld not be delayed by filing french pockets #Jaihind

[@nikhiljha00]

Tejas mk1a is a trainer aircraft. MK2 will be a Full fighter aircraft.

[@adityatimes2454]

Nice

[@pkmkb007]

Need Mk2 by 2028 and AMCA by 2032 atleast.

[@s.d.b.5803]

it will be there by 2050 probably

[@MP-pr2xu]

Argentina rejected LCA and went for F16!

[@satyakiroy6281]

Please make a video on BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED.

[@abhijeet.kukreti]

How is 24 aircrafts per year possible without timely delivery of Engines by GE, keeping in mind the supply issues?

[@X_1muslim]

Looking forward to watch L & T

[@rayomanderanee5562]

HAL has only delivered 31 Tejas if the SP model. God knows when they will deliver the Mark 1 and mark 2. They need to develop greenfield plant assemblies at Bangalore or Nashik.

[@pavankumar1254]

HAL should be operated from Pmo office like isro

[@user-qy1dy1ms9m]

that shop needs more lighting

[@hindutva8840]

After this interview HAL share price 🚀🚀

[@VermaRajinder]

Su31MKI is now due for midlife overhaul and that CKD line is practically mastered by HAL what is required is shift gears and enhance LCA and AMCA !!! We do be there in the Medium Weight 2 Twin Engine Category soonest !!!

[@whatadoc2898]

Su30 hai, su31 konsa 😅

[@prakharmedhavi1915]

still a long way to go.

[@HA-rn2iu]

Private sector fanboys: Please let the private sector develop a light heli or a light aircraft before dumping on HAL.

[@bijoylaha7245]

Lch fair power more upgrades

[@jetflightpro]

6-7 decades experience, but vintage manufacturing line. HAL should be privitised

[@dadawhooshdragon52]

Atmanirbhar Bharath initiatives and drive are Laudable when we see the progress, which arguably is very slow and still we have decade or more to catch up with Chinese Manufacturing Capabilities of 100 Fighter Jets per year Chengdu and other Chinese competitor. While we are boasting 16 Units per year needs serious thinking and future planning and large investment and budgets from The GOI - Defence. Strategically thinking and advancing we can also add MORE DRONE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES to complement the Air Defence System. Iran Israel War, Russia- Ukrains conflicts add more knowledge to Military strategists. Turkiye has been able to deliver Stealth Fighter already taken First flight. KAI Boramae also tested in 2022. HAL needs to take into account veryv seriously the Advancements in Defence Competition. Bureaucracy still persists within Government of India thinking and decision making. Make Private Sector like TATA, Mahindra, other key players as good competition to HAL. Even USA has two or three strong players, Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defence, Northrupp Grumman etc. We have only ONE HAL. We must think about it.

[@sk8899]

I hope that HAL expedites the development of HAL-NUH for IN & created an Armed-version of HAL-LUH.

[@nageshkamath4740]

While it is certainly gets interesting to watch, hear & know our country is advancing by leaps & bounds in terms of becoming athmanirbhar/self reliant in our defense equipment/assets, I feel it is not in our national/defense secrecy interests to discuss the numbers, deadlines, capacities, orders, exports/foreign markets interests & the key personnel involved in the productions so that our competitors, enemies or anti nationals may not take undue advantage/cause any disruptions or even create worse situations for the country.

[@ajitd1521]

What about engines ?

[@makarandgabhale1338]

One cat running behind the scenes may be stealing the lunch box of a HAL employee 😂. Time stamp 27.55

[@monojitpatari4588]

Please cover paras defence

[@irsharma]

What is progress of indigenous engine for fighters and helicopters?

[@NeilBiswasT90]

Not coming anytime soon. Kaveri has lots of issues

[@RahulPatil-qy7bx]

Mr. Krishnan should not discuss defense strategies, order plans, production plans

[@manishankartripathi5688]

Atmanirbhar Bharatvarsh🎉🎉🎉

[@rakeshs83]

HAL’s Late Combat Aircraft Mk1A, execution plan…

[@rahulp7313]

Workers working without safety helmets not following sop

[@srikanth85in]

Are they working?

[@user-qy1dy1ms9m]

@@srikanth85in yes blind bard

[@durgeshn8791]

These are corrupt, lazy, unskilled worker, Just timepassing & eating our tax payer money.

[@HA-rn2iu]

Guy knows more than HAL IIT engineers. No wonder India's Q is 82.

[@DravidianOBC]

​@@srikanth85inWe were discussing before work. 😂 Because parts should come from outside vendors. Parts Manufacturing is done outside. In HAL we have 1950s machines😢😢😢 majority of them are breakdown.

[@yogeshkharkwal4531]

Until unless production is not increased no one will buy Tejas.....

[@user-qy1dy1ms9m]

production doesn't increase just like that stupid

[@suryanshsagar2677]

​@@user-qy1dy1ms9m180 orders of mk1a are there. Then there will be orders of mk2 and AMCA. When will they supply those ?

[@yogeshkharkwal4531]

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[@yogeshkharkwal4531]

​@@user-qy1dy1ms9m.... They already have so much backload behind them how will they deal with it first.. second if they want export order first priority should be indian need to get full fill.. u nonsense thodi sense ki baat kiya kar....

[@irsharma]

Is Tumkur plant for helicopters running?

[@miral1992]

I saw a cat or a dog in the background around @27:57 is that normal to have pet or stray in such kind of facility?

[@kashan2534]

That's robodog.