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| Pilatus PC-7 basic trainer aircraft (File Photo) |
NEW DELHI (PTI): While pushing for the procurement of a foreign basic trainer aircraft for its rookie pilots, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has rejected a similar indigenous plane being developed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), saying public money cannot be wasted on such "extravagant" projects.
The statement by Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne at the IAF Day press conference on Oct 4 comes against the backdrop of a tussle between the IAF and the state-run HAL over whether to procure an imported basic trainer aircraft or to develop it indigenously.
The IAF is in favour of procuring the imported Pilatus PC-7 basic trainer aircraft while the defence PSU wants to develop the aircraft indigenously.
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