IAF-Industry to set up repair and overhaul facilities in India
Aviatech Enterprises Pvt Ltd (AEPL) has entered into a ‘Framework Agreement’ with Joint Stock Company Russian Aircraft Corporation (RAC} MiG of Moscow to be the in-country authorised partner for providing post-warranty Product Support for MiG 29K/KUB aircraft, Associated Systems, Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and Special to Type Test Equipment (STTE) in the inventory of the Indian Navy.
The ‘Framework Agreement’ is an enabling agreement which paves the way for enhanced in-country Product Support at the doorstep of the Indian Navy establishments operating or maintaining the MiG-29K/KUB fleet of aircraft, said Rear Admiral Srinivas Kanugo, VSM (Retd), Head of Aerospace Engineering and CEO AEPL.
“It drastically reduces the turnaround timelines of the aggregates through the contracts on long term basis as per MOD (Dept of Defence Production) guidelines. The association of Indian partner, AEPL in the follow-on support contracts addresses critical Maintenance, Logistic and Supply chain issues on 24X7 basis, thus enhancing the availability the aircraft and associated systems,” he said, announcing the pact at Aero India 2021 on 3 Feb 2021 in Bengalore.
The Agreement is in line with the ‘Make in India’ policy under ‘Atmanirbhar Abhiyan’ vision of the Indian Government.
The Agreement has been concluded under the spirit of ‘Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA)’ signed between the Indian Government and the Russian Federation in September 2019.
It is also in line with the area of focus of IAF to engage with the Industry to set up repair and overhaul (ROH) facilities within India for high value rotables/ repairables and encouraging in-house MRO facilities, thereby leading to reduced timeframes for repair and enhanced operational availability of assets.
AEPL specialises in Defence Aerospace MRO and Aviation Engineering services including engineering design, Manufacture, Product development and Production for Indigenisation and NABL accredited Calibration facility. #agreement #maintenance #support #services #makeinIndia /fiinews.com
