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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a contract with M/s. Israel Aircraft Industries in December, 2003 for design and development of an Integrated Avionics Display System for Advanced Light Helicopters, which plans to replace the present conventional architecture of the control and display units in the cockpit.
It is the policy of the government to promote indigenous research and development. The development / selection / integration of a system is, however, dependent on technological requirements, time-frames, costs, requirements of integration and in-country capabilities etc. These variables are taken into consideration while making the choice of in-house development, indigenous development or with foreign vendors.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Defence Shri Bijoy Krishna Handique in a written reply to Shri Raghunath Jha and Shri Prabhunath Singh in Lok Sabha today.
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