L&T Partners with General Atomics to Manufacture MALE UAVs in India.

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has entered a strategic partnership with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to manufacture Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) in India for the armed forces.

The collaboration combines GA-ASI’s global expertise in unmanned aerial systems with L&T’s engineering, precision manufacturing, and defence systems integration capabilities, the company said in a statement on Friday.

As part of the partnership, L&T will be the prime bidder for the Ministry of Defence’s 87 MALE RPAS programme, with GA-ASI acting as the technology partner, strengthening India’s indigenous UAV manufacturing capabilities.