{"id":64381,"date":"2023-03-01T19:14:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T19:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/01\/india-approves-purchase-of-70-htt-40-basic-trainer-aircraft\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:50:15","slug":"india-approves-purchase-of-70-htt-40-basic-trainer-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/training-sim\/2023\/03\/01\/india-approves-purchase-of-70-htt-40-basic-trainer-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"India approves purchase of 70 HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NEW DELHI \u2014 India\u2019s top decision-maker on defense matters has endorsed the purchase of 70 locally made HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft for $388.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defence Minister Rajnath Sigh tweeted on Wednesday that the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the procurement plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government will sign a contract for the HTT-40 aircraft later this month, the Ministry of Defence told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new aircraft will complement the existing basic training fleet of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2019\/07\/18\/india-terminates-business-dealings-with-swiss-firm-pilatus-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swiss-made PC-12 Mark II basic trainers<\/a> with the Indian Air Force. The service currently operates 260 trainer aircraft \u2014 a combination of basic and advanced trainers \u2014 against the requirement for 388.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Shri <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> has approved procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft at the cost of \u20b96,828.36 crores. The aircraft will be supplied over a period of six years. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94WYM6FzRs\">https:\/\/t.co\/94WYM6FzRs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rajnathsingh\/status\/1630920630026797057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MoD said the aircraft will help with a shortage of basic trainer aircraft of the Air Force as it trains newly inducted pilots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. will provide 70 HTT-40 aircraft, associated equipment and training aids, including simulators, over a period of six years, the ministry said. The company did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HTT-40 program is supported by a supply chain of more than 100 domestic, private, small-scale enterprises that will provide 1,500 direct and 3,000 indirect employment opportunities through local suppliers, according to the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft currently includes up of 56% of Indian-made systems and components, and the ministry expects that to increase to 60%. The acquisition of the HTT-40 provides a fillip to the Indian aerospace defense ecosystem and boosts India\u2019s efforts to become self-reliant, the ministry added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India will use its HTT-40 aircraft for basic flight training, aerobatics, instrument flying and close formation flights, with secondary roles including navigation and night flying, HAL said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This fully aerobatic tandem-seat turbo trainer has an air-conditioned cockpit, modern avionics and hot refueling capabilities. 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