HR Smith Group of Companies is an independent family-owned engineering and manufacturing company, which has been serving the aerospace industry for nearly 60 years. The Group consists of four companies: HR Smith (Technical Developments) Ltd Techtest Limited Specmat Technologies Inc Chunc Ltd
British aerospace manufacturer HR Smith Group has slammed a New York Times report that accused it of transferring sensitive technology to a blacklisted agency supplying Russia with weapons via an Indian state-run company. The allegations are "entirely false", the company told NDTV, echoing responses from sources trashing the charges against them and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a government-owned aerospace company.
From 2023 to 2024, a company part of British aerospace manufacturer HR Smith Group shipped equipment to an Indian firm that is the largest trading partner of Russia’s arms agency Rosoboronexport. HR Smith Group said its sales were legitimate and that the equipment was intended for India’s search and rescue network. The records do not prove that HR Smith’s products ended up in Russia. But they show that in some cases, the Indian company received equipment from HR Smith and within days sent spare parts to Russia with the same product identification codes. The components are for civilian and military use and have been designated by British and American authorities as critical to Russia’s military operations in Ukraine. Officials have urged exporters to conduct thorough checks to ensure their customers are not diverting banned equipment to Moscow. Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics is listed in public documents as a supplier to the Russian army, but is not subject to financial sanctions.
| April 01, 2025 | UK Firm Trashes New York Times Report On "Sensitive Tech Transfer" To Russia Via HAL |