The fuselages will be built at Mahindra’s Bengaluru facility, with industrialisation beginning immediately and the first delivery targeted for 2027.
The company is a wholly-owned dropdown subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.The deal follows a similar package awarded in April for the H130 fuselage and comes as Airbus ramps up its sourcing from India, currently worth $1.4 billion annually
Anish Shah, Group CEO and Managing Director of Mahindra Group, said the agreement “strengthens our long-term partnership and reflects Mahindra and Airbus’ role in building India’s aerospace ecosystem.”
The contract adds to Airbus’s wider India strategy, which includes final assembly lines for both the H125 helicopter and the C295 military aircraft.Also Read: BLS International eyes ₹2,000 crore over six years through Aadhaar Seva Kendras contract
These projects are expected to create an end-to-end aerospace ecosystem encompassing design, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance and training.
Jurgen WestermeierPresident and Managing Director of Airbus in India and South Asia, said the new contract reflected “our confidence in India as a critical hub for global aerospace manufacturing. We are not just building helicopters in India; we are building an entire ecosystem that will contribute to developing and maturing the rotorcraft market in India.”
The H125 is one of the world’s best-selling single-engine helicopter, widely used for passenger transport, law enforcement, medical evacuation and rescue operations.
Airbus has positioned the Indian-made H125 to also serve the country’s armed forces and new civil market segments such as helicopter emergency medical services and disaster management.
At 01:47 PM, shares of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd were down 0.75% at ₹3,305.70 on the NSE following the announcement.
