HAL and Safran Strengthen their Cooperation to Produce Forged Parts for LEAP Engines
Le Bourget (France)/Bengaluru. June 19. At the 55th edition of the Paris Air Show, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), India’s leading aerospace and defence company signed an agreement with Safran Aircraft Engines, the world’s leading French engine manufacturer in the design, development and production of aircraft engines, for the industrialization and production of rotating parts for LEAP engines. Mr Abdul Salam, General Manager, LCA Division, signed an agreement with Mr Dominique Dupuy, Vice President, Purchasing, Safran Aircraft Engines yesterday.
This agreement supports the government’s “Make in India” policy and follows the memorandum of understanding signed by Safran Aircraft Engines and HAL 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 Super alloy forged parts. Safran Aircraft Engines is thus continuing to expand its footprint in India and is extending the scope of its cooperation with HAL through the production of Inconel parts.
The objective is to support the strong growth of the Indian aerospace market and ensure the ramp-up of LEAP engines powering single-aisle civil aircraft. To this end, Safran Aircraft Engines is developing a complete aerospace ecosystem based on the creation of new facilities in India and closer cooperation with its major Indian partners such as HAL.
Upon development of critical near-net Ring Forging technology at HAL, SAE and HAL have now signed an agreement for production of Inconel parts at the state-of-the-art Ring Rolling facility at HAL’s Foundry & Forge Division in Bengaluru, supporting LEAP program’s ramp-up for global airline requirements. Further, both companies are working together to develop technology for the balance parts.
“We are really proud to expand this long-standing partnership with Safran and to develop our industrial expertise in forging processes for Inconel parts for the LEAP program”, said Dr D K Sunil, Chairman and Managing Director of HAL.
“We are pleased to extend our collaboration with HAL, a key player of the Indian aerospace industry,” said Dominique Dupuy, Safran Aircraft Engines’ Purchasing VP. “This industrial cooperation is part of our roadmap to diversify our production sourcing and strengthen our industrial footprint in India, so as to support the growth of domestic air traffic with our LEAP engine and prepare for future requirements of military parts.”
