Paris 2011: India Selects Pilatus PC-7 for Urgent Trainer Requirement
India has selected the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II to answer its requirement for a basic trainer.

India has selected the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II to answer its requirement for a basic trainer. The procurement of the new aircraft was hastened by the grounding of the piston-powered HAL HPT-32 Deepak fleet in July 2009, following 17 crashes. While waiting for the new trainer to enter service, India’s pilots have begun their instruction in the jet-powered HAL Kiran Mk II or BAE Systems Hawk advanced trainers.

Seven companies responded to India’s urgent request for information, including Aermacchi (M311) and Embraer (Super Tucano). Five were invited to trials and were issued with a request for proposals.

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