Safran inaugurated a LEAP engine maintenance centre in Hyderabad at a ceremony involving Prime Minister Narendra Modi and unveiled a partnership with Bharat Electronics to produce Hammer modular air‑to‑surface bomb kits in India. The group announced roughly €240m of new investments as it aims to triple local turnover under its 'Make in India' strategy.
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Safran is combining heavy investment (€240m) with local manufacturing and sustainment — opening a LEAP engine MRO in Hyderabad and partnering to build Hammer bomb kits — increasing in‑country lifecycle support and defence industrial capacity (see the earlier coverage of the Hyderabad LEAP MRO: https://hype.aero/?story=189588d2-8ead-4436-80dd-a0d0d6213a0e).
This advance complements prior moves to deepen technology and industrial ties with India and could shift regional supply‑chain and maintenance economics; it follows Safran's larger technology and capability commitments to Indian partners (context on recent tech transfers: https://hype.aero/?story=615f6a26-933d-4946-873c-452b3be5ab25).
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Safran steps up expansion in India for civil and military aviation and deepens commitment to “Make in India” • aerospace-innovations.com
Rafale Engine Assembly May Shift To India With More IAF Orders, Says Safran • India Defense News
(FR) Safran opens LEAP engine maintenance centre in Hyderabad • Le Journal de l’Aviation
