Boeing, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Mahindra Defence Systems have come together to manufacture Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter planes in India. An agreement for the project was signed at the defence expo — DefExpo 2018 — here on Thursday.
Pratyush Kumar, president of Boeing India said, “A new state-of-the-art facility will be set up at HAL in Bengaluru to manufacture the planes and also the next generation Hornet’s as per the agreement.” The production facility can also be used for other programmes like India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme.
He said, “The partnership with HAL and Mahindra will enable us to optimise the full potential of public and private sector to deliver next generation fighter planes.
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