SHUMAILA ASLAM
Scandinavian news agency
Bureau Chief Pakistan
India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi’s defense minister said.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in May approved the prototype of a 5th generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), calling it a “significant push towards enhancing India’s indigenous defense capabilities.”
Singh, in a speech at a conference in New Delhi on Friday, gave more details about developing fighter jet aircraft engines in the country.
“We are moving forward to manufacture aircraft engines in India itself,” Singh said, in comments broadcast by Indian media.
“We are collaborating with a French company to start engine production in India.”
Singh did not name the company, but India media widely reported the company to be Safran, which has been working in India for decades in the aviation and defense sectors.
There was no immediate confirmation.
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