Bengaluru, Feb 21 (UNI) In a major stride towards development of indigenous civilian aircraft , the Union Finance Ministry has approved a Rs 6000 crore project proposal produce Saras aircrarft developed National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), the premier establishment under DRDO.
Addressing a press conference here on the sidelines of on going Aero India-2019, the NAL Director Jitendra Jadhav, said on Thursday that NAL got certification for its improved version of Saras (Mk2) recently. "The Union Finance ministry had also approved a project proposal to develop Civil Aircraft of 70 to 90 seater capacity,' he added.
Meanwhile, he said in the coming years the first prototype of the larger number of seater Aircraft would be rolled out. "It will be the best in class of Futuristic Civilian Aircraft in terms of technology to be developed indigenous", he added.