Bengaluru, Aug. 28 -- Airbus Helicopters has awarded a contract to Mahindra Aerostructures Pvt. Ltd. (MASPL), as an additional source, to manufacture the main fuselage of the best-selling H125 helicopter, significantly deepening the partnership between the two companies and boosting 'Make in India' in rotorcraft manufacturing.

The contract was announced in the presence of Wouter van Wersch, Executive Vice President International, Airbus, Jurgen Westermeier, President and Managing Director of Airbus in India and South Asia, and Arvind Mehra, Managing Director and CEO of MASPL.

According to the contract, industrialisation will begin immediately at the MASPL facility in Bengaluru, with the first fuselage delivery targeted for 2027.

The wo...