The ‘Centre Fuselage Assembly’ of LCA Tejas MK1A.
Defence Secretary Sanjeev Kumar and HAL Chairman and Managing Director D.K. Sunil will be present when Hyderabad-based VEM Technologies will be handing over the ‘Centre Fuselage Assembly’ of LCA Tejas MK1A to HAL Director Operations K. Ravi on the company premises on May 30.
The completion of CF for the Light Combat Aircraft – Tejas marks a significant milestone in the indigenous development initiative taken up by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
VEM Technologies has built the first CF unit and also got the clearance for the second Assembly jig as a production partner for the HAL.
The structure of CF is a semi-monocoque construction with both metallic and carbon fiber composite material. The firm had manufactured a total 1,595 components which have been inspected by the HAL quality agencies at every stage of manufacturing before getting assembled into final CF, said a press release on Monday.
Published – May 26, 2025 09:07 PM is
