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BAE SYSTEMS Delivers First Hawk Tools To Bangalore

13 Jun 2005

The first shipment of Hawk production tools has been delivered on schedule to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bangalore. The shipment is the first batch of tooling and test equipment to be supplied by BAE Systems for licensed production of the Hawk Mk132 airframe and engine in India.

India has ordered 66 Hawk advanced jet trainers. Of these, 24 are being supplied by BAE Systems ‘ready to fly’, 6 are delivered in kits and 42 will be built by HAL.

More than 3,000 tools will be sent to Bangalore during the next 18 months, along with kit sets and raw materials for airframes and engines. This is a complex logistical operation during which tooling and aircraft hardware will be shipped to India for the production of 42 Hawks at HAL under licence from BAE Systems.

This element of the Hawk for India programme is the biggest logistics exercise carried out by BAE Systems for many years. In order to facilitate it a 36,000 sq. ft outbound logistics centre has been set up at the company's Brough site in the UK.

Mike Swales, Head of Offshore Logistics explains “The licence build contract is a massive logistical task for the Hawk team. It is some time since we have been involved in a programme of this complexity. The BAE Systems team in India comprises 13 people who manage all of our offshore business and this will grows to 20 people later in the year as we start major deliveries’.

Throughout the Hawk for India programme engineers from both BAE Systems and engine supplier Rolls Royce will be based in Bangalore to provide technical on-site assistance to the HAL engineers.

Note to Editors:

The Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer for India contract was signed on the 26th March 2004 to supply 66 Hawk Mk 132 AJTs to the Indian government

About BAE SYSTEMS

BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space. The company designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, fighting vehicles, radar, avionics, communications, electronics and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defence systems.

BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company has more than 90,000 people and generates annual sales of over 13 billion through its wholly-owned and joint venture operations.

For further information, please contact:

ashleigh Mcclure BAE Systems
Tel: +44 (0) 1772 856311 Fax: +44 (0) 1772 856524
Ashleigh.mcclure@baesystems.com