India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd is in talks with at least four countries to sell its light combat aircraft, although it faces an uphill battle to win contracts in Malaysia, a top company executive said on Tuesday. Is falling
Malaysia has shortlisted Tejas light fighter jets for an order of about 16 aircraft and Argentina, Egypt and Botswana have also shown interest, HAL Chairman and Managing Director CB Ananthakrishnan told a conference during the country’s biggest aviation event, Aero India. I told reporters.
He said Malaysia had suffered a “minor setback” amid stiff competition with a Korean rival.
Ananthakrishnan said, “We haven’t got anything in black and white, but we’re hearing the Koreans will get the order.” “Despite this, we are still making efforts to advance our product.”