Czech deputy PM visits Bengaluru

Czech Republic Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlíček visited Bengaluru on Wednesday, October 14, to inaugurate a new production line at Gopalan Aerospace India Private Limited's Hoskote facility.

Five collaboration agreements signed

Five Memoranda of Understanding were signed between Gopalan Aerospace and Czech partners covering fire-extinguishing solutions, unmanned aerial vehicles, thermo reflective coating technology, unmanned traffic management systems and jet-powered UAVs.

Agreements establish framework

The company said the agreements establish a basis for exploring complementary technologies, industrial cooperation and potential manufacturing opportunities across aerospace, defence and advanced engineering.

Facility investment and capabilities

Gopalan Aerospace has invested approximately forty million dollars in its ten point five acre Hoskote facility, which houses more than one hundred fifty thousand square feet of manufacturing infrastructure.

Manufacturing capabilities span sectors

The facility's capabilities span precision CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, advanced composites, aerostructures and complex assemblies, supported by Build-to-Print and Build-to-Spec solutions.

Director emphasises engineering strength

C. Prabhakar, director of Gopalan Enterprises, said India's aerospace and defence ambitions require the ability to engineer and deliver increasingly complex systems to global standards.

“India's aerospace and defence ambitions demand more than manufacturing capacity, they require the ability to engineer and deliver increasingly complex systems to global standards.”