Under the contract terms, the H125 fuselage will be manufactured at Mahindra’s Bengaluru facility
Mahindra Aerostructures, part of the Mahindra Group, has secured a significant contract from Airbus Helicopters to manufacture and assemble the main fuselage of the H125 light single-engine helicopter.
In a press statement, Mahindra Aerospace says that this new contract is a notable advancement for India’s Make in India initiative and strengthens Mahindra’s role as a key player in the global aerospace supply chain. It adds to an existing contract awarded earlier in 2025 for the fuselage production of the H130 helicopter.
The announcement was made in the presence of Airbus leaders
The statement adds that the announcement was made in the presence of Airbus leaders including Wouter van Wersch, Executive Vice President International, Jürgen Westermeier, President and Managing Director for India and South Asia, and Arvind Mehra, Managing Director and CEO of Mahindra Aerostructures.
Mahindra Aerospace says that under the contract terms, the H125 fuselage will be manufactured at Mahindra’s Bengaluru facility, which is currently being expanded to accommodate the new programme. Industrialisation of this critical project is set to commence immediately, with plans to deliver the first fuselage in 2027.
“This new contract with Mahindra Aerostructures is a testament to the strong capabilities of our partners in India and our shared vision for the country’s aerospace sector,” says Jürgen Westermeier, President and MD of Airbus in India and South Asia.
“This significant H125 work package, along with our existing H130 partnership and the under-construction H125 FAL, demonstrates our confidence in India as a critical hub for global aerospace manufacturing. We are not just building helicopters in India, we are building an entire ecosystem that will contribute to developing and maturing the rotorcraft market in India,” Westermeier adds.
“We are delighted to partner with Airbus on its Make in India plans. This contract strengthens our long-term partnership and reflects Mahindra Group and Airbus’ role in building India’s aerospace ecosystem. At Mahindra, we look forward to deepening our collaboration with Airbus,” says Anish Shah, Group CEO & MD, Mahindra Group.
According to the statement, this contract reinforces Airbus’s ongoing partnership with Mahindra Aerostructures, which already supplies various components and complex aerostructures for Airbus’s global programmes.