Defence
Need To Progress On 10 Tonne Indian Multirole Helicopter To Become Global Leader: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh
Hyderabad, April 2 (PTI) Stating that India has shown its strength in design, development and operation of helicopters in the 5 tonne category, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said in order to become a global leader there is a need to progress in the design of 10 tonne Indian Multirole helicopter.
Speaking at the Diamond Jubilee celebration of Chetak helicopter here, Singh said according to an estimate, there is a demand for more than 1000 civilian helicopters in India, and an equal number of helicopters in the military sector which indicates a huge potential in the chopper market.
He said external conditions have impacted on the serviceability of India's critical weapons and equipment and therefore, efforts for self-sufficiency continues to be the need of the hour.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without any modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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