BENGALURU, Feb. 12 -- The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, has questioned the ability of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to meet the air force's critical requirements in the backdrop of a lingering delay in the supply of new fighter jets, saying he has "no confidence" in the state-run plane maker, shows a video of a conversation between Singh and HAL officials during an event at Aero India 2025.
"I can only tell you our requirements and what our worries are. You have to alleviate those worries and make us more confident. At the moment, I am just not confident of HAL, which is a very wrong thing to happen... Everything is [driven by] 'ho jayega' (will happen) and 'karenge' (we will do it) !" Singh is heard saying in t...