Ajay Kumar Shrivastava takes over as HAL director for engineering, R&D

Ajay Kumar Shrivastava assumed cost as Director (Engineering and R&D) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on July 15, the corporate mentioned.

Before this appointment, he held the place of Executive Director (Aircraft Research & Design Centre) at HAL, mentioned an official launch on Wednesday (July 16, 2025).

Mr. Shrivastava started his profession at HAL in 1988 as a Management Trainee (Technical). Throughout his 37-year tenure, he has held a number of key management positions, together with Head of the ARDC and Head of the Transport Aircraft Research and Design Centre (TARDC), it added.

He has made vital contributions to main initiatives such because the avionics improve of the complete HS-748 fleet, the Do-228, the Sea King helicopter, and the IL-78, the discharge mentioned.

Under his management, HAL secured DGCA certification for 2 Do-228 plane—the primary indigenous transport civil passenger plane in India to obtain Type Certification—in addition to the Type Certification of The Hindustan-228 plane.

He has additionally efficiently led the indigenisation of a number of vital plane parts and has intensive expertise within the design and improvement of coach, fighter, and transport plane, in addition to rotary-wing platforms.

A recipient of the FASIA (French Aeronautics & Space Industry Award) for his contributions to the aeronautics trade, Mr. Shrivastava performed a key position within the avionics improve of The Hindustan Jet Trainer-36 ‘Yashas’, which was efficiently demonstrated at Aero India 2025, it additional said.