<p> State run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and French manufacturer Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to set up a support centre in India for national and international rotorcraft customers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The centre will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for Safran TM333 and HAL Shakti engines that power HAL-built helicopters, country's aircraft maker said in a statement here.<br /><br />Safran and HAL will provide their customers with a first-class service including optimised engine availability, the statement added.<br /><br />French aerospace firm Safran is a leading global manufacturer of gas turbine engines for both civil and military helicopters.<br /><br />With over 1,000 engines, including 250 TM333 and 250 Shakti, India’s armed forces is one of the largest operators of Safran-designed helicopter engines.<br /><br />Shakti is the Indian designation for the Safran’s Ardiden 1, co-developed with HAL and produced under license, it said.<br /><br />HAL Chairman and MD T Suvarna Raju said the joint venture will provide the impetus for the 'Make-in-India’ initiative since around 1000 Shakti engines are likely to fly in the coming years.<br /><br />An agreement on the JV was signed yesterday by D K Venkatesh, Director (Engg, and R&D), HAL and Bruno Even, CEO-Turbomeca, at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow (July 11-17) in the presence of Suvarna Raju and Philippe Petitcolin, CEO-Safran.<br />Shakti is fitted to HAL’s ALH - advanced light helicopter (Dhruv) and has been selected to power HAL-designed light combat helicopter (LCH).<br /><br />The new light utility helicopter (LUH), a three-ton single-engine chopper under development, is also fitted with a Turbomeca engine.</p>
<p> State run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and French manufacturer Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to set up a support centre in India for national and international rotorcraft customers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The centre will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for Safran TM333 and HAL Shakti engines that power HAL-built helicopters, country's aircraft maker said in a statement here.<br /><br />Safran and HAL will provide their customers with a first-class service including optimised engine availability, the statement added.<br /><br />French aerospace firm Safran is a leading global manufacturer of gas turbine engines for both civil and military helicopters.<br /><br />With over 1,000 engines, including 250 TM333 and 250 Shakti, India’s armed forces is one of the largest operators of Safran-designed helicopter engines.<br /><br />Shakti is the Indian designation for the Safran’s Ardiden 1, co-developed with HAL and produced under license, it said.<br /><br />HAL Chairman and MD T Suvarna Raju said the joint venture will provide the impetus for the 'Make-in-India’ initiative since around 1000 Shakti engines are likely to fly in the coming years.<br /><br />An agreement on the JV was signed yesterday by D K Venkatesh, Director (Engg, and R&D), HAL and Bruno Even, CEO-Turbomeca, at the ongoing Farnborough International Airshow (July 11-17) in the presence of Suvarna Raju and Philippe Petitcolin, CEO-Safran.<br />Shakti is fitted to HAL’s ALH - advanced light helicopter (Dhruv) and has been selected to power HAL-designed light combat helicopter (LCH).<br /><br />The new light utility helicopter (LUH), a three-ton single-engine chopper under development, is also fitted with a Turbomeca engine.</p>