HAL has set up Su-30 (MKI) ROH project stores facility at Nashik.

The facility was inaugurated by Secretary Defence Production, G. Mohan Kumar.

The facility will provide full maintenance support and enhance the serviceability of Su-30(MKI) fleet through-out its life-cycle.

The facility is in the process to indigenise parts required for this aircraft and make the country self-reliant in this segment.

“This is a big boost to HAL’s activities at Nashik considering that HAL has set up a facility for ROH of 15 aircraft per annum at the division,” Dr. R.K. Tyagi, Chairman, HAL.

“HAL is one of the few organisations in the world to have set-up ROH facilities for Su-30,” he added.

Besides visiting the various production and design facilities of the division, Mohan Kumar also visited HAL airport at Ozar (about 20 km from Nashik and 200 km from Mumbai).

The airport has a runway to handle international flights with night landing facility and has an apron for parking of six passenger aircraft.

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