Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Safran to Build Rafale Fighter Jet Engine MRO in Hyderabad
A French company named Safran is building a special workshop in India to fix the engines of the Rafale fighter jets.
This workshop in Hyderabad will be the first of its kind outside of France and will service the M88 engines.
It's part of a deal for India to get new Rafale jets and wants to become a major place for aircraft maintenance, creating about 150 jobs.
The goal is to help aircraft maintenance and servicing in the region, making it more efficient and cost-effective.
Safran will establish an MRO facility in Hyderabad to service M88 engines for Rafale fighter jets.
The facility will be the first outside France to service these specific engine modules.
It is expected to handle over 600 modules annually and create up to 150 jobs by 2040.
The announcement follows a partnership between Dassault Aviation and Tata Advanced Systems Limited.
India is set to receive Rafale-M jets between 2028 and 2030.
- Who
- Safran Aircraft Systems
- What
- Safran will build an MRO facility for M88 engines in Hyderabad.
- When
- Between 2028 and 2030 India is set to receive Rafale-M jets.
- Where
- Hyderabad, India
- Why
- To provide maintenance and repair services for M88 engines.
- Company
- Safran
- Facility
- MRO
- Location
- Hyderabad, India
- Engines Serviced
- M88
- Aircraft
- Rafale
- Jobs by 2040
- 150
