Lucknow, Mar 15 (KNN) A complete aircraft manufacturing unit will be set up at the Kanpur node of Uttar Pradesh’s defence industrial corridor (UPDIC) by Genser Aerospace Private Limited.

The manufacturing will start by 2024 at the first complete aircraft manufacturing private industry confirmed a senior government official, reported TOI.

He revealed that UP defence industrial corridor chief nodal officer, former Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and UPDIC chief general manager Rakesh Mishra held a meeting with Genser Aerospace at Aero India to consolidate the MoU signed and announced at the UP Global Investor Summit 2023.

During the meet, Genser CEO Arunakar Mishra also announced the design of defence aircraft RAJAS-Rakshan.

The officer said that Genser, under the aegis of Aerospace Foundation of India (Aerofi), has been working for over five years on the development of the defence transport aircraft RAJAS-Rakshan. 

Mishra said that RAJAS-Rakshan is a two pilot plus seven seat aircraft, with 5 tonnes all-up weight, having a twin turbofan engine with cruise speed of over 0.7 Mach (over 800 kmph) and a range of over 2,000 nautical miles (4,000 km) to travel across India.  (KNN Bureau)