Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday virtually inaugurated the H125 Light Utility Helicopter Final Assembly Line of Tata Airbus at Vemagal in Karnataka.

The virtual inauguration took place from Mumbai, where the two leaders are holding high-level engagements as part of President Macron's visit to India.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart, Catherine Vautrin, attended the inaugural ceremony at the site in Karnataka.

Chief Of The Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh was also present there.

The assembly line is India's first private-sector helicopter Final Assembly Line, set up by Tata Advanced Systems Limited to produce Airbus H125 helicopters, established ...