Archive · 5 Jun 2025
India to Manufacture Rafale Fuselage in Hyderabad
India will begin manufacturing the complete fuselage of the Rafale fighter jet in partnership with Dassault Aviation, a first outside of France.
Tata Advanced Systems will build crucial sections in a new facility in Hyderabad.
This collaboration supports India's 'Make in India' initiative.
Production is planned to start in FY28, with the goal to produce up to two fuselages each month.
This project reinforces global supply chains and boosts local aerospace manufacturing.
Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Dassault Aviation will manufacture Rafale fighter jet fuselages in Hyderabad, India.
The first fuselage sections are slated to begin production in FY28.
The facility aims to deliver up to two complete fuselages per month.
TASL will manufacture key sections, including the rear, central, and front fuselage sections.
This marks the first time Rafale fuselages will be produced outside France.
- Who
- Tata Advanced Systems and Dassault Aviation.
- What
- TASL to manufacture complete Rafale fighter aircraft fuselages
- When
- Production of fuselage sections to begin in FY28.
- Where
- Hyderabad, India
- Why
- To strengthen India’s aerospace manufacturing and support global supply chains.
- Partners
- Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and Dassault Aviation
- Aircraft
- Rafale fighter aircraft
- Components
- Complete fuselage (rear, central, front sections)
- Location
- Hyderabad, India
- Production Start
- FY28
- Monthly Output
- Up to two complete fuselages per month
Sources
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