India France relation
Discussions are in progress between Safran and the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Aeronautical Development Agency and Gas Turbine Research.
Establishment on arriving at a set of specifications that complies with the country’s future fighter jet requirements.
The decision to jointly develop the aero engine was announced during Mr. Modi’s visit to France in July 2023.
What we are looking for is not just a transfer of manufacturing technology, which essentially keeps you going with the same crutches that you have been on for the last six decades.
but to work in the actual design phase, metallurgical aspects, etc.
Safran is fully willing to do it with 100% transfer of technology in design, development, certification, production, so on and so forth.
But it’s obviously a very complex subject, and it has to fit in with the overall future requirements.
Meanwhile, the deal with General Electric (GE) is for the manufacturing licence of the already operational F-414 engine, which is set to be manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
What is Safran?
Safran ,French multinational firm that works in the aerospace and defense sectors.
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