India-Italy JV Opens Aerospace Composites Facility in Tamil Nadu Defence Corridor
Merlinhawk Aerospace, in partnership with Italy’s Vega Composites, has inaugurated an advanced composites manufacturing facility at Shoolagiri in Tamil Nadu’s Defence Industrial Corridor, as the companies look to build aerospace and defence manufacturing capabilities in India and integrate into global supply chains.
The new facility, set up under Merlinhawk Composites & Engineering Pvt. Ltd., will manufacture advanced composite aero structures and high-performance materials for aerospace and defence applications, including aircraft, unmanned systems, radar, electronic warfare structures, and other high-performance platforms.
Merlinhawk said the facility brings together European composites technology and India-based engineering and manufacturing capabilities as part of a broader India–Italy collaboration in aerospace manufacturing.
The plant includes capabilities such as cleanroom layup, precision cutting, autoclave curing, and five-axis CNC machining, enabling end-to-end composite manufacturing from design to delivery within India.
“This facility marks a defining step in Merlinhawk’s journey from systems engineering to advanced aerospace manufacturing,” said R. Ramachandra...
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