He said the aero show provides an ideal window of opportunity to companies to not only network with Indian industries but also benefit from the sharing of expertise in research and development and product support with other global players.
Mathur said business due to Aero India shows had led "to offsets of Rs.19,000 crore". He said business opportunities of Rs.14,000 crore have already been generated for the private sector.
Since 2006, all defence deals above Rs.300 crore require vendors to reinvest 30 percent in India's defence industry.
Answering a query on the role of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. in the MMCA project in view of talks with Dassault, Mathur said HAL would be the lead integrator for producing MMCA.
"HAL's role is defined in the request for proposal for the MMRCA project. It says that the main body of the plane, aero-engines and the integration shall be done by the HAL," Mathur said.
As per the tender, 18 of the 126 aircraft are to be supplied by Rafale from its facilities and the rest are to be licence-produced by the HAL at its facilities here.
