NEW DELHI, Feb 15 — Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Chief General Tan Sri Mohd Asghar Khan Goriman Khan on Wednesday visited the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) manufacturing plant in southern India.
His tour included the facility in Bangalore where HAL makes its light-combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas.
While visiting the production line, Asghar climbed into the cockpit of a Tejas for a closer look at its equipment.
HAL officials gave him a briefing on the complex and its production facilities, a Malaysian official told Bernama.
Asghar is in Bangalore to attend the February 13-17 Aero India aviation show.
On Tuesday, he discussed with HAL officials maintenance services for Russian-made Sukhoi-30 fighter jets operated by Malaysia.
The RMAF chief’s meeting with HAL’s senior management covered exchange of expertise.
The issue of SU-30 services also figured in a meeting the RMAF chief had with Russian companies on Monday.
HAL makes the SU-30 MKI multirole aircraft under a licence from Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).
While announcing its plan to open an office in Kuala Lumpur to tap new business opportunities in Southeast Asia in August last year, HAL had expressed interest in the RMAF’s SU-30 aircraft upgrades.
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