27th November, 2002
Ministry of Defence  


INDIA FRANCE TALKS ON DEFENCE


RAJYA SABHA

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited along with the Indian Air Force has participated in joint technical discussions with M/s Dassault Aviation, M/s Thales and M/s Snecma, France to assess the feasibility of production and transfer of technology for manufacture of Mirage 2000-5 MK II aircraft. The discussions are at a preliminary stage.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Prof M Sankaralingam in Rajya Sabha today.

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