Archive For March, 2019

Dassault-Reliance kicks off Falcon jet production

At the heart of the controversy over offsets in the Rafale deal, the Dassault-Reliance facility in Nagpur has kick started production, with the delivery of major components for the Falcon 2000 LX executive jets that are currently being assembled in France.  Top executives who have been working at the plant that will meet some of the offset obligations […]

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French Giant Safran To Set Up ₹323 Crore Aircraft Unit In Hyderabad

The new manufacturing facility, its first in India for LEAP turbofan engines, will involve an investment of around €40 million (approximately ₹323.3 crore) with a capacity of around 20,000 units a year, said its global chief executive Mr Philippe Petitcolin French defence and aerospace giant Safran has decided to set up a facility to manufacture […]

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Russia ready to discuss deliveries of Su-57 5th-Gen Fighter Jets to India

Russia is ready to hold a dialogue with India on the deliveries of Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets to India, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy at the state hi-tech corporation Mr Rostec Viktor Kladov told. “On our part, we are ready to continue the deliveries of generation 4+ and 4++ planes and for […]

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