The Bangalore division of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the kingpin of the H.A.L. complex in the country, celebrated here [Bangalore] to-day [March 28] the production of its 1,000th aircraft. The achievement was hailed by the Defence Minister, Sardar Swaran Singh, who flew in here from Delhi to take part in the celebration. The 1,000th aircraft was the supersonic jet fighter HF-24 which is being produced in numbers for the country’s air arm. The H.A.L. is now engaged in a new major project, namely, the designing of a military ground attacker. Paying a tribute to the progress made by the Bangalore division of the H.A.L. in the manufacture of sophisticated aircraft, the Defence Minister, Mr. Swaran Singh, said the manufacture of the 1,000th aircraft was a great achievement.
