Dassault Aviation will set up a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Uttar Pradesh to provide support to the French-origin fighter jets in the Indian Air Force. The company will open the facility in one of industrial sectors of Noida.
The firm recently informed the Defence Ministry and the Indian Air Force about setting up a new Indian company Dassault Aviation Maintenance Repair and Overhaul India (DAMROI). It plans to progressively scale up the MRO activities at DAMROI in cooperation with Indian aeronautical industrial ecosystem, which will enhance the scope of support for these aircraft. The Jaguar deep penetration fighter jets in India can also be supported by the MRO.
The Indian Air Force operates around 50 Mirage-2000 aircraft, and 36 Rafale fighter aircraft inducted over the last few years.