HAL Appoints Ravi K as Director

HAL Appoints Ravi K as Director – Operations

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Under his leadership, the company secured the biggest-ever contract in the history of the Indian Defence sector—a ₹36,000 crore deal for 83 LCA Mk1A aircraft in 2021.

November 2024 : HAL has appointed Ravi K as Director - Operations. With over three decades of diverse experience, Ravi brings a wealth of expertise in strategic planning, capacity optimization, capability upgrades, and indigenization.

In his previous role as Executive Director (Corporate Planning), Ravi played a pivotal role in HAL's strategic initiatives. His notable contributions in the fixed-wing segment of HAL include operationalizing the LCA Tejas fleet for the Indian Air Force (IAF). Under his leadership, the company secured the biggest-ever contract in the history of the Indian Defence sector—a ₹36,000 crore deal for 83 LCA Mk1A aircraft in 2021.

Mr Ravi was instrumental in establishing the facilities and creating capacity for manufacturing of 16 LCA per year and was responsible for delivery of LCA twin seater aircraft for the first time in the program. He led the indigenization team to enhance the local content in LCA-Tejas program and transformed LCA Division to be a lead integrator by successfully outsourcing the major fuselage assemblies to private partners.

As Executive Director and General Manager of LCA Tejas Division, he was instrumental in increasing the fleet serviceability through various initiatives and established seamless data communication with IAF bases with single point of contact (SPOC) concept for all customer issues. Going forward, his priority areas are increasing HAL’s footprint in the global arena and preparing the company to take on the challenges of supply chain, technology management and digital transformation.