Aircraft
Pilatus Signs PC-7 Offset Deal in India
Pilatus Aircraft has signed a 10-year contract with Tata Advanced Systems for the Indian company to supply aerostructures for the PC-12 NG.
Indian Air Force chief of staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha flew the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad in June this year.
Indian Air Force chief of staff Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha flew the Pilatus PC-7 Mk II at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal, Hyderabad in June this year.

As part of its offset agreement related to a purchase by India's air force, Pilatus Aircraft has signed a 10-year contract with Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) for the Indian company to supply aerostructures for the PC-12 NG utility turboprop single. Tata will replace existing supplier PZL-Swidnik of Poland. This is India’s first major private partnership, and results from the 30-percent offset obligation (worth about $165 million) that Pilatus incurred in its sale of 75 PC-7 Mk II trainers and associated systems to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The PC-7 contract also requires Pilatus to cooperate with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) in creating a depot-level maintenance facility for the aircraft.

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