“Adani-Embraer Deal Raises the Question: What Could HAL Have Been?”, Swarajya, January 10, 2026
“In December 2025, the Adani Group signed a memorandum with Brazil’s Embraer to establish India’s first commercial aircraft assembly line.
The facility will assemble regional jets designed in São José dos Campos, using components manufactured in Embraer’s global supply chain. India will provide the assembly facility; Brazil will likely provide the aircraft, the intellectual property, the certification expertise, and the global market credibility.
This is assembly work, not manufacturing, and certainly not design—typically representing 15-20% of an aircraft’s value. After 85 years of aerospace activity in India, this is what arrival looks like…..”
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