Paras Defence and Space Technologies (‘Paras’) has won a contract worth approximately Rs 64 crore from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru for Avionics Suite for Saras MK – 2 Aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in fiscal year 24.
Saras is the first Indian multi-purpose civilian aircraft designed by the CSIR-NAL in the light transport aircraft category.
The Avionics Suite of the Saras MK – 2 Aircraft is the entire glass cockpit of the aircraft, including all control, monitoring, communication, navigation, weather, and anti-collision systems, as well as the Auto-Pilot System.