Mauritius has signed a contract worth nearly Rs 100 crore with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to acquire HAL-manufactured Dornier aircraft for maritime surveillance.
The contract was signed in Mauritius capital of Port Louis on day by Kan Oye Fong Weng Poorun, Senior Chief Executive, Prime Minister's Office (Mauritius) and S Subrahmanyan, Managing Director, HAL (MiG Complex and Accessories), the company said in a development last week.
The inclusion of Dornier in the National Coast Guard, Mauritius Police Force, would result in an extensive enhancement of the present search and rescue capability and provide strategic depth to policing the extensive Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), it said.
"Thanks to the support of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), External Affairs, our Coast Guard, and Government of Mauritius, this contract worth nearly Rs 100 crore ($16 million) gives boost to our export efforts," HAL Chairman R K Tyagi stated.
