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British Aerospace bags new order
India Blooms News Service
Bangalore, July 28 (IBNS): British Aerospace on Wednesday finalized a Rs 3,640 crore order with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to built 57 additional Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers under licence in India for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
The final terms and conditions were signed here by Guy Griffiths, group managing director (International) BAE Systems, and BAE Systems' chairman Dick Olver in the presence of visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron.
The BAE already has a contarct of supplying 66 Hawks for the Indian Air Force. The jets are being assembled by HAL in Bangalore.
The Advanced Jet Trainer Hawk aircraft enable young pilots to make the transition from basic trainer aircraft to high performance fighters like the Sukhoi 30 or the Mirage 2000 which the Indian Air Force operates.
With 18 customers, the Hawk has been widely exported around the world. Customers include Australia, Canada, South Africa, Bahrain, apart from India and the Royal Air Force.
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