India Looks At Purchasing 20 BAE Hawk Jet Trainers

[David James]

India Looks At Purchasing 20 BAE Hawk Jet Trainers

BAE says it has received a Request for Proposal (RFP) from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for a potential order to supply products and services for the manufacture of 20 Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft.

More from the company’s press release:

The aircraft, to be built by HAL in Bengaluru, will fulfill the Indian Air Force’s requirement for its prestigious aerobatic team.

Upon successful conclusion, this would be the third contract placed on us for the supply of materials and equipment for the Hawk Mk132, building upon previous orders of 66 aircraft in 2004, comprising supply of 24 Hawk aircrafts in fly-away condition and 42 aircraft built under license by HAL, and a further 57 aircraft in 2010.

Under these contracts, we have worked closely with the Indian MOD and HAL to establish a production line in India where the aircraft are now assembled. Hawk trainers already in service with the Indian Air Force are performing well.

Guy Griffiths, Group MD, International, said, “This is a tremendous opportunity to build on the success of Hawk in India and demonstrates the progress we are making in capturing significant opportunities to address the defence modernization requirements of the Indian Government. Together with HAL, we look forward to giving the Indian Air Force’s display team a fantastic aircraft.”

Together with HAL we are committed to strengthen our relationship through ongoing discussions on exploring long-term sustainable business opportunities, globally.

The potential addition to the Indian fleet, one of the largest fleets of Hawk anywhere in the world, would take the number of Hawk aircraft ordered worldwide to over 1,000. The Hawk aircraft has been widely exported. Customers include Australia, Canada, South Africa, Bahrain, India, the Royal Saudi Air Force and the UK Royal Air Force. The UK Royal Air Force aerobatics team Red Arrows has used the BAE Systems Hawk since 1979.


India Looks At Purchasing 20 BAE Hawk Jet Trainers | Ottawa Citizen

 

[A.Rafay]

Can This Be compared With Karakorum K8

 

[Abingdonboy]

Can This Be compared With Karakorum K8

Yes, but the Hawk is FAR more advanced.


This order pertanes to the Surya Kiran order purely- all 20 will be utilised by the team. However there was news recently the IAF and IN had requirements for another 60 (including SK order) to bring the total to ~200 Hawk AJTs for IAF and IN.

 

[SQ8]

Yes, but the Hawk is FAR more advanced.

That would be unfair to the K-8P.. the FAR bit

 

[Abingdonboy]

That would be unfair to the K-8P.. the FAR bit

Fair enough, but the Hawk is significantly more advanced than the K-8P.

 

[airmarshal]

Can This Be compared With Karakorum K8

It might be comparable or better but India chose Hawk, so Hawk is by default superior.

 

[Abingdonboy]

It might be comparable or better but India chose Hawk, so Hawk is by default superior.

By what measure is the K-8 in anyway superior to the Hawk? The IAF went for the best they could get and that ears volumes for the Hawk.

 

[arp2041]

It might be comparable or better but India chose Hawk, so Hawk is by default superior.

dude now don't make this a K8 vs Hawk thread. The fact is that both of our countries have purchased it from a foreign country, so we both have nothing to boast

 

[airmarshal]

By what measure is the K-8 in anyway superior to the Hawk? The IAF went for the best they could get and that ears volumes for the Hawk.

See!! It told you, look at the reaction!

dude now don't make this a K8 vs Hawk thread. The fact is that both of our countries have purchased it from a foreign country, so we both have nothing to boast

no comparison. You are superior in every way!! Bye!

 

[Hulk]

It might be comparable or better but India chose Hawk, so Hawk is by default superior.

Keep in mind that we already have Hawk and so it does not make sense to have K8, even if it was little superior.

I looked at K8 and found it to be Chinese, another reason not to buy. I also do not think China is making best jets yet. They are getting their but, I will always Rank, US, Russia and EU Ahead of them.

 

[Abingdonboy]

See!! It told you, look at the reaction!



no comparison. You are superior in every way!! Bye!

Cut the rhetoric, please share some FACTS of why the K-8 is superior to the HAWK.

 

[Killswitch]

The hawk may be more advanced, but the Chinese can make their own trainer and India cannot.

 

[acetophenol]

The hawk may be more advanced, but the Chinese can make their own trainer and India cannot.

Correction: India can make trainers,from basic to advanced.
Our intermediate jet trainer is facing problems.
Our HAL HT-2 ,was IAF's primary trainer in the beginning,and formed the basic bones of IAF for decades. Now retired.
HAL HT-36 Deepak also served us until recently.
HAL HJT-32 Kiran is still serving IAF and IN,and was used one of the worlds best aerobatics team.
HAL IJT Sittara is underdevelopment,with 2+ examples created.
NAL Hamsa is an ab initio trainer for civilian markets and is used widely across flying clubs and schools in the country.

 

[holysaturn]

It might be comparable or better but India chose Hawk, so Hawk is by default superior.

no bro if you see IAFs purchases c-130j,rafale,su-30mki,c-17,apache,phalcon,and a-330t they have been the finest in the world thats why lca is finding difficulties in induction because IAF is very demanding, going by that tradition and also by the fact that it operated by some of the finest US navy,royal air force it is easy to guess which is the superior aircraft.......... i know you know it but then who escapes delusions.........

 

[SQ8]

Fair enough, but the Hawk is significantly more advanced than the K-8P.

How?

Please elaborate on the more part?