HAL's Nashik Plant Set to Build First Tejas Mk1A Fighter by November 2024

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is making significant strides in expanding its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A production capabilities, with the Nashik plant gearing up for the rollout of its first locally manufactured aircraft by the end of November 2024.

This marks a pivotal moment in the Tejas program, establishing Nashik as the third production line dedicated to the LCA-Tejas Mk1A variant. Currently, two production lines are operational at the Bengaluru facility, with a combined annual capacity of 16 aircraft.

HAL's strategic approach involves producing an initial batch of five LCA-Tejas Mk1A jets at the Nashik plant. This initial phase will lay the groundwork for potential future expansion, with the aim of increasing Nashik's production to eight aircraft per year.

Simultaneously, HAL is actively ramping up production at its existing LCA production lines in Bengaluru. These facilities are projected to achieve a combined production capacity of 16 units per year starting in 2025-26.

By leveraging the combined output from both Nashik and Bengaluru, HAL is poised to significantly augment its Tejas Mk1A production capacity. This move is expected to meet the growing demand of the Indian Air Force (IAF) for this indigenously developed fighter jet.

HAL's ambitious plans include boosting production to 24 units per year by 2026-27. Furthermore, the company is exploring the possibility of increasing production to 30 units annually, driven by anticipated future orders of 97 units from the IAF.

This strategic expansion of LCA-Tejas Mk1A production underscores HAL's commitment to strengthening India's indigenous defence capabilities and reducing reliance on foreign imports. The increased production capacity will also play a vital role in modernizing the IAF's fleet and enhancing its operational readiness.

 

[sanket]

Very Good News From HAL, By the Time Nashik plant delivers First Tejas MK1A the Testing & Certification of First tow Tejas MK1A from Bengaluru plant likely to b completed by December 2024.Another good news Production to b reach to 30 , Not even Established players like Dassault have that capacity it will surpass to dassault . This is First project from HAL so after gaining Experience(Completion of successful deliveries of 220 Tejas MK1A Fighter jet ) it will b world class Global player in Aero-Inductry.till then wait N watch.

 

[Pink Panther]

At-last IAF is satisfied and don’t ask for any more changes 😇, MK2 to follow very soon, so really no need of MRFA then.

 

[Pramkumar]

Hope HAL will roll out the First MK1A by 2024 atleast.

 

[GMR]

Very Good News From HAL, By the Time Nashik plant delivers First Tejas MK1A the Testing & Certification of First tow Tejas MK1A from Bengaluru plant likely to b completed by December 2024.Another good news Production to b reach to 30 , Not even Established players like Dassault have that capacity it will surpass to dassault . This is First project from HAL so after gaining Experience(Completion of successful deliveries of 220 Tejas MK1A Fighter jet ) it will b world class Global player in Aero-Inductry.till then wait N watch.

Wish u Sanket all the best .. u have optimism of highest level 👍👍👍

 

[abhinav srivastava]

Expand the Nashik plant to 16. Decentralise and include one more production location for trainer jets and maintenance/mid life upgrade of other jets. With increase in aircraft carrier we will need many more TEDBFs than anticipated. Andamans & Nicobar have small presence of IAF and IN, more fighter jets should be placed there permanently.

 

[sovan]

Hope HAL will roll out the First MK1A by 2024 atleast.

Yes you are right , till date not a single aircraft delivered & article is about 30 aircraft yearly basic .

 

[Tanishq Bafila]

Wish u Sanket all the best .. u have optimism of highest level 👍👍👍

Well that's how all Production lines work , you can see any jet program it comes with initial batch order and then continuous production order...

F-15EX delivery is late by more than 2 years , Boeing trainer jet delivery is late , F-35 delivery is late , Rafale still not able to push the desired production number still after years of production.

But noone dares to talk about it , guys can google and see by themselves that what's the difference between initial production batch and continuous production batch of any jet program..

But they won't because it's easy to criticize anyone without whole knowledge, who will waste time on research, right ?

 

[Sandeep]

If HAL is able to start manufacturing and assembling more jets then it’s great news. But it’s unclear because the Nashik plant was manufacturing the Sukhoi jets. We also plan to build another 12 Sukhoi jets so refurbishing the plant to manufacture the Tejas MK1A jet would mean that we might not order another 12 Sukhoi jets as we would have no facility to produce them in. But it’s possible that they aren’t making the Tejas MK1A there and this article is fake news.

 

[Pink Panther]

Hope HAL will roll out the First MK1A by 2024 atleast.

Not rolling out, MK1A will be Inducted in 2024, 🤞, MK2 prototype will be rolled out in 2024.

 

[bonito]

Kindly everyone re-read the article. Existing Bangalore facility is yet to be ramped up. Nasik facility is getting ready. So till now production rate is 4 only.

 

[Andy S]

Not a single one handed over. Only tall claims.

 

[Ranjeet Singh]

First make GE-404 enhanced (90KN) engines here in India along with GE-414 engines also ink separate deal with Safran to make 90-95 kn engines with 100 % TOT including IP rights !