Wings India 2026, South Asia’s largest civil aviation event, opened in Hyderabad with participation from 131 companies, including Boeing, Airbus, Embraer, HAL, Air India and IndiGo. The event showcased 34 aircraft and helicopters, with HAL unveiling its civil aviation strategy to expand its footprint from 6 percent to 25 percent.
Reliance Aerostructure and Dassault Aviation announced a partnership to manufacture Falcon 2000 jets in India. A final assembly line in Nagpur will be set up, marking the first Falcon production outside France and boosting India's aerospace manufacturing role
According to French aerospace company, Dassault Aviation, 26 Rafale fighters for the Indian Navy will add to the 36 advanced fighters that are already in service.
CPI leader K Sambasiva Rao said a French media report claimed Dassault Aviation that manufactures Rafale jets paid one million Euros as commission for the Rs 59,000-crore deal
