India is spending billions on defense procurements, bringing with them massive packages of offset work for its industry, but the country’s ambitions to become a major player in commercial aerospace manufacturing are still in their early stages. Already significant providers of engineering services, including complete aero structures design packages for Western airframers, several of India’s private sector companies are making a push into manufacturing. But progress is being hindered by the lack of a national vision for aerospace, such as exists in China, and the absence of a complete “ecosystem” of suppliers to support the emerging major players such as the Mahindra and Tata groups.
Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology
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