New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- A step-down subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, the group's flagship company, inked a deal with Italian helicopter maker Leonardo to make, maintain and repair military choppers in India-the second such partnership in as many weeks after the firm stitched a partnership with Brazil's Embraer to make aircraft.

Adani Aerospace and Defence, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Defence Systems and Technologies Ltd, and Leonardo signed the partnership on Tuesday. Adani Defence Systems and Technologies is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises.

In an interview with Mint, Ashish Rajvanshi, president and chief executive of Adani Aerospace and Defence, said that the partnerships reflect the ports-to-energy conglomerate'...