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Thursday, March 22, 2007

IAF to operate first two Hawk advanced jet trainers by September

Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.usThe acquisition of the first two of the 24 Hawk advanced jet trainers (AJT) from Britain is likely to begin by July and the aircraft are expected to become operational from September, according to the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief.

Air chief marshal S P Tyagi was speaking to reporters here on the sidelines of a function organised to phase out the MiG-23MF jets after their last ceremonial flight here.

The aircraft will be part of the total of 66 AJTs that the IAF is set to acquire as part of an urgent programme to provide an advanced training platform for its fighter pilots.

While 24 will be supplied by UK defence major BAE Systems in a fly-away condition, the rest will be manufactured by Indian aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

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