HAL adds 2 new facilities to aid triple Isro’s LVM-3 production rate | India News – Times of India
BENGALURU: Defence PSU HAL on Wednesday added two new facilities — a state-of-the-art propellant tank production and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining facilities — which are set to provide a boost to Isro’s production capabilities, particularly for the LVM-3 launch vehicle, India's most powerful rocket. With the current capacity allowing for only two LVM-3 launches annually, the new facilities will enable HAL to manufacture critical components to support six LVM-3 launches per year, meeting ISRO's growing requirements, the PSU said.The facilities at the PSU’s Aerospace Division were inaugurated by Isro chairman S Somanath and HAL CMD CB Ananthakrishnan. The propellant tank production facility will specialise in manufacturing high-performance fuel and oxidizer tanks, critical co...