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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the weekly meeting of the central cabinet on Monday the 2nd of September 2024 a day before he embarks on a two-nation official visit to Brunei and Singapore.
The meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) was also held along with the Cabinet and approved the proposal for procurement of 240 aero-engines (AL-31FP) for Su-30 MKI aircraft.
The new engines for the Indian Air Force (IAF) frontline fighter aircraft will be under Buy (Indian) category from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at a cost of over Rs 26,000 crore inclusive of all taxes and duties.
The delivery of these aero-engines would start after one year and complete over a period of eight years.
The engines will have indigenous content over 54%, enhanced due to indigenisation of some key components of aero-engines. These would be manufactured at Koraput division of HAL.
Needless to point out that Su-30 MKI is one of the most powerful and strategically-significant fleet of IAF.
The supply of these aero-engines by HAL would meet the fleet sustenance requirement of IAF to continue their unhindered operations and strengthen the defence preparedness of the country.
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