Bengaluru-Based Hical Technologies Signs MoU with Safran Aerosystems to Explore Joint Venture for Rafale Systems Manufacturing in India

Exam-focused facts from the 9 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

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Hical Technologies signed an MoU with Safran Aerosystems on October 7, 2026, to explore a joint venture for manufacturing complex systems for the Dassault Rafale programme in India.
The proposed joint venture would produce complex fluid and fuel systems and related assemblies for Rafale aircraft under the Make in India initiative.
Hical Technologies is a Bengaluru-based precision electromechanical manufacturer serving global aerospace and defence platforms.
Hical has already been selected to work directly with Dassault Aviation on control systems for the Rafale programme.
Hical recently inaugurated a new aerospace manufacturing facility in Devanahalli, near Bengaluru.
Joel Berkoukchi is the CEO of the Fluid & Fuel Systems Division of Safran Aerosystems.
Yashas Jaiveer is the Managing Director of Hical Technologies.