
Safran Aircraft Engines announces the construction of a new MRO shop dedicated to the Rafale’s M88 engine, in Hyderabad.
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France-based Safran Aerospace announced the launch of a new entity—Safran Aircraft Engine Services India—in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The facility will focus on the maintenance and overhaul of Rafale fighter jet engines, specifically the M88 engines. This site will be the first one to maintain M88 modules out of France, marking a key milestone.
According to a press release from the Telangana government, the initiative is expected to generate around 150 new jobs by the end of next year, with the potential to create an additional 750 jobs in future phases.

Safran currently operates two advanced facilities in Hyderabad: Safran Electrical & Power India, which manufactures electrical harnesses for CFM LEAP engines and Dassault Rafale fighter jets, and Safran Aircraft Engines Hyderabad, which focuses on producing rotating parts for the LEAP engine’s low-pressure turbine. The company expressed its gratitude to Sridhar Babu for inviting Safran to participate in a roundtable discussion with a delegation of French companies investing in Telangana, led by the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the release stated.
”Over the past few years, Safran has benefited from significant support from the Telangana government. We are proud to contribute to the region’s dynamic aerospace ecosystem and to help position Telangana as a major hub for the aerospace industry in India,” it added.
(With PTI inputs)