Safran inaugurated a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre for LEAP engines in Hyderabad on 26 November 2025 and announced additional investments across civil and military aerospace. The initiatives include a second engine MRO facility, a new weapon-manufacturing joint venture, and expansion of engineering and electronics capabilities. The developments form part of the company’s plan to scale its operations in India over the coming years.
“Safran will triple its revenue in India to exceed 3 billion euros by 2030, of which half will be generated by our sites in India. At the same time, Safran will multiply by five its sourcing in the country,” said Olivier Andriès, Chief Executive Officer.
Safran’s new LEAP engine MRO centre in Hyderabad involves an investment of EUR 200 million and is expected to begin operations in 2026. The 45,000-square-metre facility is designed to handle 300 engine shop visits a year and will feature a next-generation test bench. India is one of the largest markets for LEAP engines, with more than 400 aircraft in service across multiple carriers and 2,000 engines on order. Employment at the site is planned to grow from 250 people at launch to 1,100 at full capacity. A training centre on the campus will prepare more than 100 technicians and engineers annually to support the growing LEAP fleet.
“We power 80% of the Indian airlines narrowbody fleets with more than 500 aircraft flying with our CFM engines and we have over 2,000 LEAP engines on order. The new MRO center will support this momentum with the capacity to maintain up to 300 LEAP engines per year,” said Andriès.
The company also announced a dedicated MRO shop for the M88 engine that powers Rafale fighter aircraft. The 5,000-square-metre facility, located adjacent to the LEAP centre, represents an investment of more than EUR 40 million. It will have the capacity to service over 600 engine modules annually and is expected to employ up to 150 people. Initial operations will focus on supporting the Indian Air Force’s Rafale fleet, with capability to serve export users of the M88 engine.
Safran formalised a joint venture with Bharat Electronics Limited to manufacture the Hammer modular air-to-surface weapon in India. The weapon can be integrated on multiple aircraft platforms, including the Rafale and the HAL Tejas.
The company highlighted two additional investments first announced in February 2025. These include an engineering centre in Bangalore specialising in avionics and actuators that will grow to 250 employees, and an electronics and actuation manufacturing facility, also in Bangalore, that will employ about 400 people when it begins operations in 2026.
Safran has operated in India for more than seventy years. The company has 18 sites in the country and employs 3,000 people across civil and military aerospace activities.
