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Hawk advanced jet trainers leave for India from United Kingdom

NEW DELHI: The first two Hawk advanced jet trainers, of the 66 to be delivered to the Indian Air Force (IAF), have departed from the United Kingdom to their new home at the Bidar Air Force Station in Karnataka.

The advanced jet trainers will replace the more demanding MiG-21 for providing advanced training to the next generation of fighter pilots.

The pilots are being trained now on Hawks in the United Kingdom, leading to a sharp decline in the IAF’s aircraft attrition rate.

Of the 66 Hawks, 24 aircraft are being built in the U.K. by BAE Systems and 42 in India by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

Since the contract was signed in March 2004, the Indian Hawk programme has moved at a tremendous pace.

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