Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.

Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS), Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) and Boeing have entered into a partnership to manufacture the F/A-18 Super Hornet in India for its armed forces and pursuing the joint development of future technologies. The partnership will transform India's aerospace and defence ecosystem, further building on its ‘Make in India’ success.

This partnership is intended to bring Boeing, HAL and MDS’ global scale and supply chain, its best-in-industry precision manufacturing processes, as well as the unrivaled experience designing and optimizing aerospace production facilities to both expand India’s aerospace ecosystem and help realize the Make in India vision.

The plan addresses the infrastructure, personnel training and operational tools and techniques required to produce a next gen fighter aircraft right here in India. In addition, Boeing will work closely with India industry to ensure they have the very latest technologies, applying lessons learned from the current Super Hornet production line.

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is the flagship company of the Mahindra Group, a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India. Amongst the various business interests of its parent group, the company is mainly involved in the automobile manufacturing. It is one of the leading auto companies of India.