Former programme director and chief designer of the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Dr Kota Harinarayana, said one of his biggest takeaways from the LCA project was that a huge amount of talent is available in small and medium industries and they need to be supported. He opined that if government agencies and big industries treat small-scale industries as partners, India will be at the forefront of innovation.
Dr Harinarayana was speaking at a conference on the Future of Aviation and Aerospace hosted by IIM Bangalore on Saturday.
“The role of the private sector, especially the small and medium-scale industries, in the LCA project was important.
