HAL, Safran ink deal for new chopper facility
BENGALURU: HAL and Safran on Friday signed an MoU to extend their cooperation and explore opportunities for new helicopter engines in civil and military markets, with an eye on achieving self-reliance in defence technologies and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO).
Florent Chauvancy, EVP, OEM Sales & Marketing, Safran Helicopter Engines, and Amitabh Bhatt, CEO, HAL’s Bangalore Complex signed the MoU at the ground-breaking ceremony for a new facility of Helicopter Engines MRO Pvt Limited (HE-MRO), a Joint Venture of HAL and Safran at Sattari, 40 km from Panaji in Goa.
