The Indian Air Force (IAF) signed a memorandum of undღerstanding wi♓th IIT-Madras on Wednesday to develop indigenous solutions to maintain various weapon systems.
"Under the ambit of the MoU, the IAF has identified key focus areas involving technolo🍌gy development and finding indigenous solutions towards sustenance oꦯf various weapon systems," the air force said in a statement here.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will provide consulta♒ncy𝐆 duly supported by research for feasibility studies and prototype development, it said.
IIT Madras in partnership with the IAF will significantly contribute in indigenisation efforts by the Bas��e Repair Depots (BRDs) of the IAF's Maintenance Comꦗmand, towards enhancing sustenance capability, obsolescence management and achieving self-reliance, the statement said.
The MoU was signed by Air Commodore S Bahuja, Command Engineering Officer (Systems), Headquarters Maintenance Command, IAF, and Professor H S N Murth𝐆y, Head of Department Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, at an air force station in Delhi, it said.
