UAE Minister visits HAL

BENGALURU: UAE’s Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi Al Falacy Wednesday visited the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited here and evinced keen interest in the indigenously developed light combat aircraft Tejas.

The UAE minister was quite impressed with the sophisticated level of manufacturing, a HAL release said.

“I am happy to be here and proud to see the sophisticated level of manufacturing that is in place,” the Minister was quoted as saying.

The release said, “He (the UAE minister) evinced keen interest in LCA Tejas.”

The visiting dignitary, who was received by chief managing director R Madhavan, was briefed on the ongoing projects in the HAL.

He was taken around the Helicopter Complex, LCA Tejas Division and Hawk Final Assembly hangar, it added. (AGENCIES)