In a major boost to Aatmanirbhar Bharat & India’s defence manufacturing, the 1st centre fuselage for Tejas Mk1A by a private firm was handed over to HAL by VEM Technologies in Hyderabad.

This milestone marks the rise of private sector in key aerospace production.

HAL CMD Dr. D.K. Sunil confirmed this supports the 4th LCA production line. With 6,300+ Indian vendors (2,448 MSMEs), HAL is driving indigenisation, creating jobs & securing self-reliance in defence:

Spokesperson MoD