New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): India has gifted a Dornier 228 aircraft to Seychelles for maritime surveillance.
This is in response to a request from the Government of Seychelles.
Giving this information in the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said India has gifted the aircraft to the Republic of Seychelles, located in the Indian Ocean, in view of the close relations between the two countries.
The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier) from 1981 until 1998.
In 1983, Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) bought a production licence and manufactures the 228 for the Asian market sphere. Approximately 270 Do 228 were built at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany and Kanpur, India. (ANI)
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