Pramesh S Jain & Dr B Thomas (Special correspondent)
The day is not far off when entire aircraft, from small components to aero engines,is built in Bengaluru,Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.
The Chief Minister in his address at a function to inaugurate ‘Safran HAL Aircraft Engines Facility’ said, “the day is not far off when the entire aircraft is built in Bengaluru.
I am dreaming of the day when renowned companies of the world build their aircrafts in Bengaluru,it is possible,because most of the aircraft spares are manufactured in Bengaluru already.
The ecosystem here has already helped them to evolve.So the day is not far off when the entire aircraft would be built in Bengaluru and that will be the proudest moment.
I am a man in a hurry,I want it fast,Bommai said, requesting the HAL top brass to take the lead in this regard.
Bengaluru is already in the forefront in aerospace technology.The new aircraft engines facility of HAL and Safran would further strengthen this technological base of Bengaluru,Bommai said.
Atma Nirbhar Bharat
Apart from aerospace technology,Bengaluru is leading the world in various other sectors including Genomics.
Karnataka is now keen to lead in the Semiconductor sector too and Karnataka is the first state to have signed an MoU to manufacture semiconductors with Intel.
HAL is the driving force behind it.Karnataka is playing a stellar role in making India ‘Atma Nirbhar’ in meeting its defence needs, he said and appreciated the role of DRDO in this regard.
