<p>Amid speculations over purchase of fighter aircraft for the IAF, three tweets by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have created a buzz in the national capital on whether the Narendra Modi government would ask a foreign vendor to set up a manufacturing plant for fighter aircraft in India.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fadnavis visited Swedish firm Saab’s aircraft manufacturing facility at Linköping on Wednesday and thanked the company for showing interest in “Make in India” and “Make in Maharashtra” schemes. <br /><br />He met Saab Chairman Marcus Wallenberg and promised a defence manufacturing policy in Maharashtra soon.<br /><br />The tweets added fuel to speculations on the fate of the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal because they follow Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s suggestions that a single-engine light weight aircraft can replace the Indian Air Force’s ageing MiG-21 and MiG-27 fleets that would be phased out in the next six to 10 years.</p>
<p>Amid speculations over purchase of fighter aircraft for the IAF, three tweets by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis have created a buzz in the national capital on whether the Narendra Modi government would ask a foreign vendor to set up a manufacturing plant for fighter aircraft in India.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fadnavis visited Swedish firm Saab’s aircraft manufacturing facility at Linköping on Wednesday and thanked the company for showing interest in “Make in India” and “Make in Maharashtra” schemes. <br /><br />He met Saab Chairman Marcus Wallenberg and promised a defence manufacturing policy in Maharashtra soon.<br /><br />The tweets added fuel to speculations on the fate of the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal because they follow Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s suggestions that a single-engine light weight aircraft can replace the Indian Air Force’s ageing MiG-21 and MiG-27 fleets that would be phased out in the next six to 10 years.</p>
