The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been forced to reschedule and curtail fighter pilot training as a result of delays in the delivery of BAE Systems Hawk Mk 132 advanced jet trainers (AJTs) being assembled locally by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).rnIAF sources said that as of 20 August HAL had delivered just three Hawks built under licence at its facility at Bangalore, while another two were undergoing test flights.rnThe IAF ordered 66 Hawks in 2004 for USD1.1 billion, with 42 of them to be built locally by HAL. The company originally committed to supplying 15 aircraft by March 2009.
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机译：印度空军（IAF）由于印度斯坦航空有限公司（HAL）在当地组装的BAE Systems Hawk Mk 132先进喷气教练机（AJT）的交付延迟而被迫重新安排战斗机飞行员的训练时间，并削减战斗机飞行员的训练时间。据称，截至8月20日，HAL仅在班加罗尔的工厂交付了三架经许可建造的老鹰，而另外两架正在接受试飞.rn IAF在2004年以11亿美元的价格订购了66架老鹰，其中42架将在当地建造由HAL。该公司最初承诺到2009年3月之前提供15架飞机。
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