HAL Koraput Gets Rs 5249 Cr Contract to Provide Engines of MIg-29 Aircraft

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence on Friday announced the signing of a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the procurement of aero-engines for MiG-29 aircraft at a cost of Rs 5,249.72 crore, reported The Tribune.

These aero-engines for the fighter planes will be produced by the Koraput Division of HAL to sustain the operational capability of the MiG-29 fleet.

The aero-engines will be manufactured under a Transfer of Technology licence from the Russian maker.

“The programme will focus on indigenisation of several high-value critical components, which would help increase the indigenous content of future repair and overhaul tasks of RD-33 aero-engines,” the Ministry of Defence said.

Following the Russia-Ukraine war, India has been facing the issue of spares of MiG-29.