The biggest disappointment has been the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ( HAL) which designed a
basic trainer and a The HT- 2 the basic primary trainer was developed by HAL in 1951- 52 and followed up by the HPT- 32 in the 1980s.
"Training is a big concern for us, because at the moment we don't have a
basic trainer aircraft and the case with the government, we hope to get it clear so at least we can sign the contract by October and we get the new trainer by 2013 so we start the new course," he said.
Summary: New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Defence Ministry has suspended all business dealings with Switzerland-based Pilatus Aircraft Limited for one year following charges of payment of kickbacks in the sale of 75
basic trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
Deals included sale of 52
basic trainer aircraft Super Mushshak to Turkey.
Deals included sale of 52
basic trainer aircraft Super Mushshak to Turkey and another 18 to Qatar and Nigeria.
The Super Mushshak meets the requirements of a modern primary training syllabus and is an ideal
basic trainer for basic flight training and instrument flying.
Produced at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, the Super Mushshak is an advanced variant of the Mushshak
basic trainer, which is used in providing flight training to pilots.
The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Hurkus-C is the light attack counterpart to the Hurkus-A primary and
basic trainer and the Hurkus-B advanced trainer.
The trio was inching closer to completing their ' Stage One' training which included among other things successfully completing 55 hours of flying the
Basic Trainer Aircraft ( BTA) Pilatus.
The projects completed by Aquino are worth P56.79 billion, which include Army trucks, combat utility helicopters,
basic trainer aircraft and coast watch systems.