Vishal Wanchoo, president and CEO, GE South Asia, said, "Both GE and Tata have a long and distinguished history of delivering on commitments to help customers solve some of their toughest challenges. The collaboration between the two companies will deliver results for India's aerospace and defence industry which will be unmatched. Through our technology centres in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, GE has developed high-tech research capabilities in India. Combining GE's R&D capability with state of the art manufacturing within Tata's new facility in Hyderabad is a significant step forward in building indigenous capability for the Indian aerospace industry."

The agreement for manufacturing of LEAP components and establishment of TASL as a COE provides the opportunity for TASL to expand into other GE product lines in both commercial and military engines in the future. GE military engines have a strong history in India. GE currently provides the jet engines and marine gas turbines for many Indian military applications including the Air Force Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas Mk 1, Indian Navy P-8I aircraft, and P-17 Shivalik class frigates. Several military programs under development that include the Light Combat Aircraft-Tejas Mk 2, P-17A & P-71 ships, and the AH-64 attack helicopters will be powered by GE engines.

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