• Engine co-development: Safran has partnered 50-50 with HAL to design, build, certify, and potentially export turboshaft engines for the IMRH program, while actively engaging with the Indian government on fighter jet engine development.
• Domestic sourcing targets: Global OEMs are accelerating procurement from India, with Pratt & Whitney aiming to scale sourcing by 10x and Safran targeting a 5x expansion.
• Raw material dependencies: While domestic design and subsystem capabilities are advancing, sourcing remains constrained by reliance on imported raw materials, which account for at least 40% of component costs.
• Aerospace PLI advocacy: Industry leaders highlighted that introducing an aerospace Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme would serve as a major catalyst for scaling manufacturing, infrastructure, and raw material qualification.
• Artificial intelligence deployment: Safran is applying AI platforms to integrate intelligence data for defense decision-making, while Pratt & Whitney monitors over 30,000 engines from Bangalore for predictive maintenance and automated video defect inspections.