PRESS RELEASE

SIKA and Aerotek launch Indias first dedicated Landing Gear

company

Bangalore (India), February 15, 2017

SIKA Aerospace & Defence, India (SIKA) and Aerotek Aviation Engineering Ltd, UK (Aerotek
UK) have announced the launch of Aerotek Sika Aviation Engineering, which is a recently
established joint venture that has been set up as a Make in India initiative to provide world-
class manufacturing and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of Landing Gear,
Hydraulic LRUs and Actuators for fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

Located within SIKAs 6.5 acre campus in Bangalore, the Aerotek Sika facility, which has the
distinction of being the first of its kind within the private sector in India, is capable of handling
all types of Landing Gear manufacturing and MRO for helicopters and aircraft, from trainer
aircraft and UAVs up to the size of narrow body aircraft. Aerotek Sika has been established
from day one as a mirror siteboth in terms of facilities and processesto the Aerotek UK
plant in England, in line with international standards.

Having focused initially on military customers, Aerotek Sika has over the course of the last
few months been audited and approved by the Indian Ministry of Defences Center for
Military Airworthiness & Certification (CEMILAC) for Manufacturing, Assembly, Testing,
MRO of Landing Gear, Hydraulic LRUs and Actuators, as well as by various divisions of
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Subsequently, Aerotek Sika has secured a customer launch order for the manufacture,
assembly and testing of a number of shipsets of a 6.5 ton fixed wing aircraft. The company
has also secured a separate contract for the design, development, qualification and
certification of the landing gear retraction actuator for a 2 ton medium-altitude long-
endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, which has already completed the critical design review
milestone and commenced prototype manufacturing.

Going forward, Aerotek Sika is geared to expand its manufacturing and MRO for Indian
customers, thereby saving valuable foreign exchange and providing significantly reduced
turnaround times (TATs). In addition, the company is primed to enter into alliances with
global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to enable the latter to provide Indian
customers with localised support for their landing gears resulting in faster TATs and
optimised costs considering simplified logistics. Moreover, through such alliances OEMs
can also liquidate offset obligations through Aerotek Sika with respect to both manufacture
and MRO of landing gears, with such offsets being eligible for the 1.5x multiplier available for
MSMEs.

Finally, in support of its vision to service a global customer base, Aerotek Sika has also
initiated the certification process required for civil/commercial MRO, and is working towards
obtaining Part 145 approvals by the end of 2017 from the Director General of Civil Aviation
(India), European Aviation Safety Agency and Federal Aviation Administration (USA).
Aerotek Sika will be showcasing its capabilities at Aero India 2017, which is being held from
14th to 18th February 2017 at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bangalore. Aerotek Sika
will be located at stand #3.1R in Hall AB.

About SIKA
Sika Aerospace & Defence is the primary brand of Sika Interplant Systems Limited (SIKA),
which is an engineering driven company listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The
Companys main lines of business comprise: engineered projects & systems; interconnect
solutions & electronic module integration; and MRO. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in
Bangalore, SIKA is an AS 9100C and CEMILAC certified company that has designed,
manufactured, integrated, certified, supplied and serviced a range of high-precision A&D
Systems that including Mechanical, Electro-mechanical and Hydraulic assemblies.

About Aerotek UK
Aerotek has over the last two-and-a-half decades provided to customers across military
aerospace, airlines and private aircraft operators with high levels of expertise, quality and
service in the manufacture and overhaul of complete landing gear, related actuation systems
and hydraulic LRUs. Aeroteks capabilities cover a variety of aircraft landing gear and are
held in high regard on a worldwide basis within the aerospace and aviation sectors for its
customer support and quality. Aerotekss approvals/certifications include EASA Part 145
(Europe), FAR Part 145 (USA) and UK CAA Part 145, as well as various OEM approvals.

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