NEW DELHI -- India has inaugurated its first military aircraft factory run by a private-sector company, seeking to produce more defense equipment at home and reduce its reliance on imports from Russia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez attended a ceremony Monday for the plant in the state of Gujarat. Run by Tata group company Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL), the facility will build Airbus C295 transport planes.
