New Delhi, June 19 -- India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and French engine manufacturer, Safran Aircraft Engines, signed an agreement on Thursday for the industrialisation and production of rotating parts for LEAP engines.

According to a joint release by Safran Aircraft Engines and HAL, the agreement signed between the two companies supports government's "Make in India" policy and additionally follows the memorandum of understanding signed by the two parties in October 2023 to develop industrial cooperation in LEAP engine parts manufacturing, as well as the contract signed last February by both partners to produce forged parts.

"We are really proud to expand this long-standing partnership with Safran and to develop our industri...