The Division has full-fledged infrastructure and facilities necessary for design, development, manufacture, testing and inspection of various state-of-the-art avionic equipment. While many products fall under the category of indigenous equipment, an equal number of licensed products are also being manufactured and repaired. Some of the critical technologies are furnished below.

  • Hybrids-Thick and Thin film manufacturing.
  • Gold wire bonding.
  • Hermetical hybrid sealing, Nitrogen purging, Leak tester.
  • Acceleration test (10,000g).
  • Laser trimming.
  • Fibre optics: Fibre coil winding, Fibre Splicing.
  • Solar blind testing.
  • PCB manufacturing.
  • Soldering: Manual, PCB-Carrier Hot plate Bonding, BGA IC Rework.
  • IC programmer
  • Vacuum Impregnation.
  • Layer winding (44 gauge).

  • Anechoic Chamber (LAC) for testing of Antenna systems
  • Vibration Test System for performing vibration in sine and random in the entire three axis
  • Vacuum, Cold & Heat Climate Test Chamber for testing the systems in hot and cold temperatures at +65°C and -40°C for ensuring right functionality of the system
  • Environment Stress Screening (ESS) comprising of Thermal Shock Chamber with 10 degrees rate change, and Vibration stands
  • Rate Table for measurement and calibration of error rates of navigation systems fitted in various aircraft, helicopters and missile systems
  • Laser Trimming System used in Hybrid Micro Electronic systems manufacture
  • 14 Cu. Meter Combined Altitude, Temperature, Humidity test chamber for performing Temperature, Humidity and Altitude tests on LRUs

  • CNC Machining Centre (5-Axis, 3 Axis Machines), Turning Centres
  • CNC Turret punch press (LVD, U.S.A.)
  • CNC Engraving Machine
  • CNC Wire Cut Electro Discharge Machine
  • CNC Sink Electro Discharge Machine
  • General Purpose precision Machining like lathes, milling machines and drilling machines

The facility is NADCAP certified state of art facility which has dust free and control environment, forced ventilation, fire sensors etc.

Enamel and Polyurethane based Painting. Conformal Coatings.(Epoxy and Acrylic) and Powder Coating (Epoxy).

Surface treatment of CCF encompasses NADCAP certification.Silver Plating,Gold PlatingEtc..

NABL approved lab for Hardness Test, Tensile Test, Charpy&Izod impact Test,Analysis of Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Material Alloys, Chemical Analysis of Plating Solutions

  • 3D Co-ordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) for accurate inspection of mechanical parts
  • Universal Measuring Systems used for specific parameter testing in several products
  • Non-Contact Measuring System
  • Eddy Current Testing
  • Ultrasonic Testing
  • Radiographic Testing

The Division has a policy of outsourcing non-core & non-critical activities to vendors who have the capability to undertake the work as per HAL standards. In addition, some of the critical works like manufacture of multilayer PCBs upto 18 layers, PCB assemblies with PGA (Pin Grid Array), BGA (Ball Grid Array) and JTAG components to companies who have these special and critical facilities. In the process, the Division is also developing the sub contracts in undertaking the manufacture of not only mechanical parts but also electronic assemblies.
The following are the major areas of outsourcing:

  • PCB Manufacture
  • Population of PCBs
  • Electrical/Electronic Modules/Electro Mechanical Wave guide assemblies
  • Electro Elements
  • Precision Sheet Metal Jobs
  • Mechanical Parts to be machined from castings, sheet & rolled stock on CNC machines.
  • Miscellaneous Mechanical Components and Jobs
  • Tooling

Vendor Development is a major thrust area for HAL, Hyderabad.Necessary technical support is being given in all areas enabling MSMEs to grow in their individual capabilities.

  • Avionics Division, Hyderabad received prestigious award for Best Organisation in Learning & Development (L&D) practices presented by Indian Society Of Training & Development(ISTD), Hyderabad chapter for the year 2023. 
  • The division has been winning TOLIC Rajbhasha award every year since 2009, conferred by Town Official Language Implementation Committee, Hyderabad for effective implementation of OL Policy.

  • Best Division and Best Performing Division – Quality Assurance for the year 2022-23 and Best Division Award for the year 2021-22.

  • Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) Excellence Award for the years 2019, 2021and 2022.

  • Division  Won  the  Best  Organisation  Award  for  Supporting  QC  movement during CCQC-2022 held in Hyderabad.

 

  • AS9100D certification for Quality Management Systems from M/s NVT Quality Certification Pvt. Ltd.
  • NADCAP certification from M/s PRI, USA for Chemical Processing (Painting & Chromate conversion coating)
  • AFQMS certification for Quality Management Systems from Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA).
  • Production   Organisation   Approval   as   per   CAR21   Subpart   G,   for production of ADC & OAT probe and VHF Radio from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
  • NABL  accreditation  under  ISO/IEC 17025:2017  for  Standards  Lab & MIS Test department, Metrology and Mechanical Lab.
  • ISO 14001: 2015  certification for  Environmental Management  Systems from  M/s TUV SUD South Asia Pvt. Ltd.
  • IS/ISO 45001:2018 certification for Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems from Bureau of Indian Standards 
  • ISO 27001:2013 certification for Information Security Management System.

Communication Systems

  • Software Defined Radio (SDR)

Provides Airborne Communication & Networking with reconfigurable waveforms.

  • Advanced Communication System -ACS 235

Provides radio communication in VHF, UHF bands with AM, FM and digital modulation. The system is equipped with ECCM features.

  • V/UHF Integrated Communication System – INCOM Series

Provides radio communication in VHF and UHF band with selectable AM and FM modes.

  • UHF Stand by Radio – COM 1150A

Provides radio communication in UHF band with AM mode.

  • UHF Data Link Unit – UDLU

UHF Data Link Unit (UDLU) provides Half-duplex Line of Sight data communication in UHF band and is used to exchange Telemetry data, Command control data, Video data and Audio data between Aircraft and Ground. The operational frequency of the UHF Data link system is programmable and selectable by the user with in the specified UHF band.

  • UHF Stand by Radio – COM 1150A

Provides radio communication in UHF band with AM.

  • Digital Audio Management System- DAMS

Provides intercommunication among Pilot/Co-Pilot/Cabin Crew/Ground Crew. Also provides interface and control to Transceiver, Receiver and Warning Receivers audios.

Radio Navigation Systems

  • Radio Altimeter

Measures of vertical height of the aircraft with respect to terrain up to 20,000 feet with 1% accuracy. Compatible with MIL 1553B, RS422 and ARINC 552A analog output.

  • VOR / ILS / Marker Receiver – ANS Series 

Provides navigation for enrouting, landing and approach. This system meets FM broadcast Immunity requirements as defined in ICAO Annex 10

  • Tactical Air Navigation- TACAN MKII

TACAN MKII (tactical air navigation) is a polar coordinate type radio air navigation system that provides an aircrew with range and bearing (azimuth) information on the MIL-STD-1553B Bus for display on the Mission Computer/ Display. Using this information pilot can fly directly to the particular location or to use the bearing and distance from a specific beacon to fix his geographic location. The range in nautical miles indicates the distance of the aircraft from the surface beacon in T/R Mode and from the other aircraft in A/A Mode. The bearing indicates the direction in degrees with respect to magnetic north in T/R and REC Modes

  • Automatic Direction Finder (ADF) – ARC610

To guide and ground beacon direction finding.

  • SELCAL DECODER – SELCAL

The SELCAL Decoder alert the crew with visual and audible indication upon receipt of the acceptable coded signal when ground station tries to communicate with aircraft.

Air Borne Secondary Radar– Identification Systems

  • Combined Interrogator & Transponder – CIT

Combined Interrogator and Transponder (CIT) – is a IFF MK XII system designed and developed for Airborne application to identify friend or foe (IFF). Combined Interrogator & Transponder unit catering to Mk XII mode as per STANAG4193 and ICAO Annexure- 10.

CIT can Interrogate the designated target and at the same time it can respond to the interrogations received from other Interrogators to provide its identity. The main Functional Modes for the Interrogator are Search, Sector search and Challenge. Integration of CIT in attack, reconnaissance and surveillance aircrafts will improve the tactical situations awareness.

  • IFF Interrogator – IIFI 3400A

To interrogate airborne targets and faithfully identify them as friend or foe. The IFFI- 3400A incorporates all advanced features required in today’s global military air traffic control environment, designed and developed for airborne application. IFFI3400A can be used as a standalone system with independent E-Scan System or can be coupled to primary radar to share the same antenna platform.

  • IFF Transponder- IFFT Mk X, XI & XII Series

IIFT responds to the interrogation by ground based or airborne interrogator and faithfully identify the platform as friend. IFF MKXII(S) Transponder (IFFT) is an airborne electronic identification equipment. The system supports Mode 1, 2, 3/A, C, IS1 and Civil Mode S Level 2 features as per STANAG 4193, ICAO Annex-10 Standard and ADS-B Out feature as per RTCA DO-260B standard.

Indian Secure mode (IS1) is provisioned exclusively for military purposes. In this mode of operation, the interrogation and reply information are encrypted for transmission & decrypted for reception of secured military information.

Flight Control System

  • Automatic Flight Control computer – AFCC

Automatic Flight control computer is a flight control computer. AFCC receives data from various Sensors, Pilot Control Units (PCU), control sticks and Cockpit. It performs control law computation and generates actuator control command signals to series actuators (Electro hydraulic actuators) and Parallel (trim) actuators.

Missile Electronics

  • Radio Proximity Fuse (RPF)

Radio Proximity Fuse (RPF) detects the presence of target within a specified range and velocity and generates detonation command to warhead at an optimum instance of time.

  • Inertial Navigation System

Inertial Navigation system measures Rates and Acceleration of the object in three directions. It consists of 2 Gyros & 3 Accelerometers mounted on a chassis in strapped down mode.

Computers

  • Mission Computer (MC)

Mission Computer assists the pilot in navigation, weapon aiming, sensor management and fusion (radar / electro optical), health monitoring / reconfiguration and mission planning / data retrieval.

  • Display Processor

Designed for Su-30 Aircrafts, the Display Processor generates four STANAG 3350 standard RGB video to drive four multi-function displays and computer imagery with external video, colour monochrome symbology.

  • Radar Computer 1&2

Designed for Su-30 Aircrafts, Radar Computer helps in enhancing radar tracking capabilities, exchange of data, internal communication of Radar LRUs and external communication with Mission computers.

Utility systems

  • Solid State Data & Video Recording System – SSDVRS

SSDVRS records six video input channels, two audio input channels, two 1553B bus channels and two RS422 channels for a duration of 4 hrs continuously in 128GB Removable Memory Module (RMM). System has one video output, with dual redundancy, for in flight replay of selected video channel.

  • Solid State Weapon Control System – SSWCS

Solid State Weapon Control System (SSWCS) is designed for the management of weapon stores on military aircrafts. The system is capable of configuring the weapons and provide release controls for smart weapons and classical weapons (Bombs, Rocket Pods and Fuel-tanks) in normal mode and emergency mode.

  • Voice Activated Command System (VACS)

Voice Activated Command System (VACS) recognizes the pilot voice commands and sends the respective code to Onboard computer on MIL STD-1553B bus. VACS reduces the pilot workload and allows him/her more focus on the critical tasks pertaining to the targets, landing zone, terrain etc. The system intends for tuning of the radios, selection of modes, set up of MFD’s, navigational equipment etc with voice command.

  • Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC)

The FADEC System is a dual channel real-time onboard engine control system. Each channel provides total Engine Control, Fuel Scheduling, Monitoring and Fault detection considering Engine Limits Management, Over Speed Protection and Safety requirements.

  • Brake Hydraulic Engine Electrical Monitoring System – BHEEM 1506A

Brake Management control and Engine Electrical Monitoring system for LCA.

Civil Avionics

  • Radio Altimeter – RAM1790

Measures of vertical height of the aircraft with respect to terrain up to 5,000 feet with 2% accuracy.

  • SELCAL DECODER – SELCAL

The SELCAL Decoder alert the crew with visual and audible indication upon receipt of the acceptable coded signal when ground station tries to communicate with aircraft.

  • VHF ATC Radio

Provides radio communication in ATC band 118MHz to 136MHz with 8.33KHz channel spacing.

  • Distance Measuring Equipment – DME

DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) is a polar coordinate type radio air navigation system that provides an aircrew with range information on the ARINC 429 Bus for display on the MFD. The range in nautical miles indicates the distance of the aircraft from the surface beacon.

  • Multimode Navigation system – MNS3005A 

Multimode Navigation System, MNS3005A is an integrated VOR, ILS, MARKER Receiver. VOR is used for route navigation and it operates in the frequency range of 108.00 to 117.95 MHz. The localizer part of ILS occupies a frequency band in 108.10 MHz to 111.95 MHz of the VOR frequency range of 108 to 117.95MHz. Glide slope and localizer are used for instrument landing. The Glide slope operates in the UHF range from 329 MHz to 335MHz. Marker is used for runway approach and it operates at frequency 75MHz. The system complies with the requirements of RTCA DO-196 (VOR), RTCA DO-195(Localizer), RTCA DO192 (Glide slope) and RTCA DO-143(Marker).

The receiver has MIL-STD-1553B and ARINC-429-429 interface to output the navigation, runway approach and landing data to onboard avionics.

  • Air Data Computer – ADC

ADC is an airborne system that provides Air data parameters like Pressure, Altitude, Calibrated Airspeed, True Airspeed, Mach number, Vertical Speed and Temperature in the atmosphere with high accuracy and stability based on Pneumatic inputs (Pitot and Static ports) and electrical input (OAT probe).

HAL, Avionics Division, Hyderabad along with design centre (SLRDC) has developed a specialized ‘Flight Test Group’ with expertise in trial installation of Avionic systems on Fixed and Rotary wings of Combat and Transport Aircraft. This group has achieved success in installing its latest Avionic systems on MiG-21 Bison, MiG-29 Upg, MiG-29K/KUB, JAGUAR, HAWK, Su-30 MKI, Mirage Aircraft and also on helicopters like ALH, Chetak and Cheetah.  It has exhibited complete self-sufficiency for conducting feasibility studies, manufacturing of Mod Kits, Installation and Flight Testing of Avionic systems.

HAL, Avionics Division, Hyderabad has excellent facilities and procedures for defect investigation, repair & overhaul of Russian, Western and Indigenous origin hi-tech Avionics systems like Airborne Radars, Ground Radars, Mission Computers, Communication and Navigation Systems.  Our Engineers have vast experience in all these systems and they also carry out field repairs.   Since most of the indigenously designed and modified equipment are “On condition” equipment, the principle of “Inspect and Repair As Necessary” (IRAN) is followed, which means that the equipment need not be sent for regular/periodic overhaul.    The repair facilities are available from first generation to fourth generation equipment with frequencies from DC to 40 GHz.

1. Defence

•    Indian Air Force
•    Indian Navy
•    Indian Army
•    Coast Guard

2. Defence Public Sectors/ Private Companies

•    Bharat Electronics Limited
•    Garden Reach Ship Builders Limited
•    Goa Shipyard Limited
•    Bharat Dynamics Limited
•    Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilding Limited
•    Cochin Shipyard Limited
•    Hindustan Shipyard Limited
•    L&T Shipbuilding Ltd
•    BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd

3. DRDO units

•    DRDL
•    RCI
•    ADA
•    ASL

4. Export customers

•    Rosoboronexport
•    Aircraft Equipment Corporation
•    United Aircraft Corporation
•    Royal Malaysian Air Force
•    Boeing
•    Air Mauritius
•    Lockheed Martin

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