Hindustan Aeronautics Limited vs Reliance Defence Ltd: An Objective Comparison

Which one has more 'capability'? You decide.

By NewsCentral Staff On Sep 14, 2018 Last updated Sep 14, 2018

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Clearly, according to the Narendra Modi government, HAL did not have the ‘required capability’ to produce the jets in India in collaboration with Dassault Aviation.

We have analysed this claim objectively, looking at jets andhelicoptersproduced by both Reliance Defence Ltd. and HAL.

Here are some important and popular flying vehicles manufacture by HAL:

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Fighter Jets/Trainers	Helicopters
Hal Ajeet	HAL Dhruv
HAL HF-24 Marut	HAL Lancer
Sukhoi Su-30MKI	HAL Light Combat Helicopter
HAL Tejas	HAL Cheetal
HAL HPT-32 Deepak	HAL Light Observation Helicopter
HAL HT-32	HAL Rudra
HAL Kiran	HAL Cheetah
HAL HJT-36 Sitara	Hal Chetak

Here’s a list of some of the most important and popular flying vehicles manufacture by Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence.

Reliance Defence Ltd.
Fighter Jets	Helicopters
None	None

According to the defence minister, in a mere 10 days of its existence, Reliance Defence was able to showcase capabilities that HAL couldn’t in over 70 years.