India, Jan. 27 -- Embraer and Adani Defence & Aerospace, a flagship company of Adani Enterprises Ltd, on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to manufacture aircraft in India and develop an integrated regional transport aircraft ecosystem in the country.

Under the agreement, the two companies will set up final assembly lines (FAL) for regional aircraft in India. However, details on the location of the proposed facility and timelines for the rollout of the first aircraft were not disclosed at the signing ceremony.

"The collaborative industrial partnership will aim to establish an assembly line, followed by a phased increase in indigenisation to advance India's Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) programme, in alignment with t...