Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said that it has entered into a strategic partnership with US-headquartered General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for manufacturing MALE RPAS in India for the Indian armed forces.
The conglomerate and GA-ASI together will deliver the combat-proven Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) platforms, manufactured entirely in India.
GA-ASI, a global leader in advanced unmanned aerial systems, brings decades of operational expertise, L&T brings extensive engineering, precision manufacturing and system integration capabilities in defence and aerospace.
Under this partnership, L&T will participate in the upcoming 87 MALE RPAS programme of the Ministry of Defence, where L&T will be the prime bidder and GA-ASI the technology partner.
The collaboration will enable the production of GA-ASIs MQ-series RPAS that are combat proven. These are widely operational across the globe with millions of flight hours in surveillance and strike missions.
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S N Subrahmanyan, chairman & managing director, L&T, said: This partnership offers India a unique opportunity to manufacture state-of-the art unmanned platforms indigenously.
We are proud to join hands with GA-ASI, a recognised world leader in this domain, and are confident that this alliance will significantly enhance Indias defence capabilities and advance self-reliance in aerospace technologies.
Larsen & Toubro is a Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects, hi-tech manufacturing, and services.
The company reported a 15.6% jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 3,926.09 crore on 10.4% increase in revenue from operations to Rs 67,983.53 crore in Q2 FY26 over Q2 FY25.
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