Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. announced that, as Twitter by MoD at 1611 hours on November 8, 2024, a Contract has been awarded to HAL for Avionics Upgrade of Dornier-228 Transport Aircraft, for enhancing IAF's operational capability. Since the upgrade involves most of the indigenously designed and developed avionics sub-systems, it marks a significant step towards "Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan".