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Saab, Adani Group announce tie-up to make fighter jets in India

Saab, Adani Group announce tie-up to make fighter jets in India

New Delhi: Swedish aerospace major Saab and Indian infrastructure conglomerate Adani Group on Friday announced collaboration in the aerospace and defence sector, eyeing to produce the Gripen fighter jets in India under the Make in India programme.Hakan Buskhe, CEO and President of Saab, and Chairman of Adani Group Gautam Adani said the collaboration would include technology transfer, and would not be just an assembly line. The two companies are looking forward to manufacture single- engine fighter aircraft for India under the Strategic Partnership model, announced by the government.Asked if the two companies were confident of being selected for making fighter aircraft…
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