India's Local Aircraft Maker Enhances Jet Production Capacity
- Government approves $210 million to ramp up Bengalaru plant
- India air force awaiting order for 83 more ‘Tejas’ planes
Missiles sit on the tarmac in front of an Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station, West Bengal, India.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. is boosting production capacity to manufacture locally-developed light combat aircraft, even as it strikes a strategic tie-up with American major Boeing Co. to bid to make F/A-18 fighter jets in India.
Although the public sector aircraft maker has fallen behind on deliveries of the first group of 40 ‘Tejas’ planes ordered in 2013, it’s awaiting a fresh order from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to manufacture 83 extra aircraft.