Embraer-Mahindra’s Nagpur Plan: What It Means for India’s Military Aviation and Defence Manufacturing
Embraer-Mahindra Group’s Aerospace Manufacturing Hub in Nagpur: India’s ambitions to become a major global aerospace manufacturing hub could receive a significant boost if Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer and the Mahindra Group succeed in securing an Indian Air Force contract for the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft. The two companies have identified Nagpur in Maharashtra as the proposed location for a final assembly facility, signalling that their plans go beyond simply selling aircraft to the Indian military.
