Rs 26,000 Cr Su30 MKI fighter engine deal for HAL okayed

The Cabinet Committee on Security has approved procurement of new engines for Su30MKI fighter jets, with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) set to get a ₹26,000 crore contract to manufacture them at its Koraput plant.

The AL-31FP engines are to be delivered over an eight-year period and would have an indigenous content of over 54%. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led CCS has cleared an order for 240 of these that will replace older engines that are coming to the end of their service life.

"Su30MKI 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," defence ministry officials said.