Overview

• Naidu told the Mahanadu Sabha that he never requested the shifting of Bengaluru-based HAL facilities and reaffirmed that such existing units will remain in Karnataka.
• He offered the Centre 10,000 acres at Lepakshi in Anantapur for new HAL production capabilities, outlining proposals for integrated defence manufacturing clusters.
• Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar asserted that existing HAL units would not be moved; state leaders signalled readiness to accommodate future expansion on local land.
• HAL’s Bengaluru and Tumakuru plants underpin India’s fighter and helicopter production, including the LCA Tejas programme and the upcoming AMCA project.
• The Defence Ministry has approved HAL’s role in executing the AMCA programme; it will now evaluate Andhra Pradesh’s defence hub proposal.