Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has partnered with the US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the manufacturing of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. The company said that the unmanned aircraft systems will be manufactured entirely in India.
L&T stated that, under its partnership with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the company will participate in the upcoming 87 Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems programme of the Ministry of Defence, where it will be the prime bidder and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will be the technology partner.
Push for local defence production
General Atomics’ MQ-series RPAS are widely operational across the globe with millions of flight hours in surveillance and strike missions. The company added that, with its extensive engineering, precision manufacturing, and system integration capabilities in defence and aerospace, as well as technology transfer from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, it will fulfil the indigenous content requirements and advance the Make in India initiatives.
S N Subrahmanyan, Chairman and Managing Director of L&T, said, “This partnership offers India a unique opportunity to manufacture state-of-the-art unmanned platforms indigenously. We are proud to join hands with GA-ASI, a recognised world leader in this domain, and are confident that this alliance will significantly enhance India’s defence capabilities and advance self-reliance in aerospace technologies.”
L&T Q2 results
L&T reported a 16 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit in the September quarter. The company reported a profit of Rs 3,926 crore in Q2 FY26, up from Rs 3,395 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year.
Furthermore, the company’s revenue increased 10.4 per cent year-over-year to Rs 67,984 crore in Q2 FY26, compared to Rs 61,555 crore in Q2 FY25.
Additionally, L&T’s EBITDA margin slipped to 10 per cent in Q2 FY26 from 10.3 per cent in Q2 FY25. Its margin in the quarter was primarily down due to margin compression in its IT and technology services business
