- Headquarters
- Bengaluru, India · South & Southeast Asia
- Value chain
- Hardware & devices(Products); also Professional & data services
- What that means
- Makes physical products under its own name: computers, robots, vehicles, aircraft, drones, satellites, batteries, solar modules, reactors and medical devices.
- Founded
- 1940
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- NSE:HAL on Google Finance
- Website
- hal-india.co.in
- Relevance
- Low at its strongest, in Advanced Propulsion & Hypersonic Systems
In 3 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
Space Technologies · Manufacture · listed #32 of 50
India's state aerospace firm; its engine divisions build the F404, RD-33 and AL-31FP and develop indigenous turboshaft (Shakti/Aradhya) and HTFE-25 turbofan engines.
Relevance: Licence-built engines; limited indigenous propulsion record
Space Technologies · Manufacture · listed #35 of 50
Makes stages and propellant tanks for ISRO launchers and, with L&T, won the industry contract to produce PSLVs.
Relevance: Supplier of stages and tanks to ISRO, not a launch leader
Sensing, Timing & Navigation · Manufacture · listed #41 of 50
Produces the RLG-based G3INS (GPS/GLONASS/GAGAN-aided INS) for Indian aircraft and builds Safran's Sigma 95 navigation system in India under licence.
Relevance: Produces INS for Indian aircraft; national relevance