Indian defence industry exports watch

[Chinmoy]

There are ethno-cultural ties between all the countries that participate in NATO. I don't think India will ever be able to match the closeness that NATO countries have, except for Sri Lanka, and maybe Nepal and Bhutan.

Muslim countries will never agree to a NATO type arrangement.

There is nothing to do with ethno-cultural link in NATO. Good example of it is Brexit. Europe in itself is as same as any Asian country or Muslim world when it comes to ethnic and cultural ground. Its too diverse. But they do have a strong Socio-Political bonding among themselves which none of the countries in Indian subcontinent do believe on.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

There are ethno-cultural ties between all the countries that participate in NATO. I don't think India will ever be able to match the closeness that NATO countries have, except for Sri Lanka, and maybe Nepal and Bhutan.

Muslim countries will never agree to a NATO type arrangement.

Nor India needs any alliance like NATO.
With a high population and super high per capita income growth, we will be to enough to soldier our interests on our own whenever catch with high income economies.

 

[Scarface]

Again that "Air Superiority fighter" and your super duper "defensive doctrine". Isn't it...........?

Yeah,our pretty defensive doctrine

But that's not the point,even the Americans and Russians don't make dedicated interceptors anymore.

The job of interceptors can be carried out by Su-30MKIs

 

[Zebra]

Yeah,our pretty defensive doctrine

But that's not the point,even the Americans and Russians don't make dedicated interceptors anymore.

http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2014/3/5/2209/?h

The job of interceptors can be carried out by Su-30MKIs

How much it costs.....!

What is wrong in a single engine, much smaller aircraft, which can go faster for the same job and does it better in much less price.

On top of it, size of Su-30 itself is a big disadvantage.

A Gripen with a meteor missile, itself is a tough nut to crack. My two cents though.

 

[Superdefender]

http://bharatshakti.in/wp-content/u...tion-Roadmap-Indian-Air-Force-13-Apr-2016.pdf

 

[Scarface]

http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2014/3/5/2209/?h



How much it costs.....!

What is wrong in a single engine, much smaller aircraft, which can go faster for the same job and does it better in much less price.

On top of it, size of Su-30 itself is a big disadvantage.

A Gripen with a meteor missile, itself is a tough nut to crack. My two cents though.

I'm not proposing to buy more Su-30MKIs to replace MiG 21 , I'm saying as far as interceptors are concerned we can use what we already have ,

And we can replace the MiGs with Tejas for all other roles

 

[Indx TechStyle]

http://bharatshakti.in/wp-content/u...tion-Roadmap-Indian-Air-Force-13-Apr-2016.pdf

Read that file but I can't post screenshots of 80 pages.
Still, I will use the tool for discussions.
Thank you very much.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Have built large capabilities for aerospace, says Kalyani Group

India has sealed a mega Rs 58,000 crore deal to buy French Rafale fighter jets.

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Rajinder Bhatia, President & CEO-Defence & Aerospace at Kalyani Group said that the details of the deal are yet to be seen but they should be able to take some benefit out of this.

However, orders will start flowing in the industry in the next three-five years. Hence, we are hoping that it will translate into revenue figures, he said.

Below is the transcript of Rajinder Bhatia’s interview to Latha Venkatesh, Anuj Singhal & Sonia Shenoy.

Sonia: How did you read into this deal and how do you think it could benefit a company like yours?

A: First, the contours of the deal are yet to be seen, but what we have gathered from the newspaper and other details, there is a large offset component of the deal which is to the tune of 50 percent which means there would be a lot of sourcing to be done from Indian companies and we are hoping that we have taken some baby steps in this direction over the last few years and we should be able to take some benefit out of this.

Anuj: Could give us some numbers, what are your initial expectations?

A: If you take a look at the total deal size, which is about Rs 50,000 crore plus and if offset figures are Rs 25,000 odd crore, I am sure giving an exact number at this time will not be right but there would be enough in the Indian market for the players. Therefore, players who have actually taken some steps in the past would benefit a lot from this, but putting a figure at this stage would neither be right nor prudent.

Latha: Let me put it this way. What would you rate as your very good chance? After all, you have to prepare with capacity. So, what would you prepare for from your own standpoint, a ballpark number?

A: I will not yet give a figure.

Latha: For Indian industry, what kind of capex.

A: Indian industry, if we are looking at Rs 25,000 crore ofoffset which is almost USD 4 billion and I am sure a large amount of this would be in manufacturing, so at least 60 percent going into manufacturing. Hence, you are looking at Rs 15,000-20,000 crore impetus in the next few years; whereas if in three years the production starts which means in another three-five years you will find this kind of order book coming into the Indian industry. So, that way it is surely a good sign and we are hoping that it will translate into revenue figures going forward.

Sonia: Can you tell us what exactly is the capex that the Kalyani Group has lined up over the next one-two years and will you be looking to set up any new production lines in order to service these kinds of orders?

A: Over the last, about three-four years, we have done large amount of capability in forging as far as aerospace, we also have, on our supplier’s list, almost all the top aerospace companies. We signed up with Boeing recently, we have been supplying to Rolls Royce, we are in talks with Safran for supply of items, so as far as the capex is concerned, we are quite ready to meet the requirements of whatever capex is required. Some capex has already taken place and there is also a plan to do this year. Unfortunately, I may not be able to give you the exact figures, but it is certainly three digit figure in crore. So, we are taking a look at investing into our infrastructure and improving the capability to reach the market for this opportunity.

Sonia: What is the exact order book of the company right now, for aerospace?

A: I can only say that for aerospace business there is not a very large order book which was in the past, but this year we should be able to do about USD 8-10 million and next year maybe double and triple that going forward. There is a lot of traction which we are seeing and to imagine that this has just started for us in the last two-three years. So, we have really made rapid strides in this segment.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

India Hands Over Fast Patrol Vessel To Mauritius
Press Trust of India | Updated: Sep 27, 2016 01:27 IST

The fast patrol vessel is fitted with 30 mm CRN-91 Gun, 12.7 mm HMGs, 7.62 mm MMGs.

New Delhi: India today handed over to Mauritius a fast patrol vessel, designed and built in-house by Goa Shipyard Limited, which will be used for coastal patrolling, anti-piracy and anti-smuggling besides search and rescue operations.

The contract of the vessel was signed on May 17, 2014 and the keel of this vessel was laid on December 18, 2014.

Rear Admiral Shekhar Mital (Retd), CMD, GSL said that despite all the challenges, including delay of over six months in supply of steel and being the first ship of the series, they have successfully delivered this ship as per contractual schedule of September this year, within 20 months of keel laying which is a record in itself.

The vessel is fitted with 30 mm CRN-91 Gun, 12.7 mm HMGs, 7.62 mm MMGs besides state-of-the-art navigation and communication equipment and is capable of achieving a high speed of 35 knots, an official statement said.

Significantly, trials were undertaken in peak monsoon months and the vessel achieved all design parameters.

GSL is the largest exporter of ships from the Indian subcontinent and is presently executing export orders worth Rs 1,200 crore.

 

[Zebra]

I'm not proposing to buy more Su-30MKIs to replace MiG 21 , I'm saying as far as interceptors are concerned we can use what we already have ,

And we can replace the MiGs with Tejas for all other roles

Duf...........

That is very old tactic.

Won't work anymore, at-least on DFI.

Try something else.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Reliance Defence one of only 2 firms able to supply warships: Chairman
NK Business, Mumbai, Sep 27 : Reliance Defence is one of the only two companies which qualified for an order from the Defence Ministry for six submarines worth more than Rs 60,000 crore, as part of India's submarines programme, parent firm Reliance Infrastructure said on Tuesday.

"We are one among two companies that can be part of warships and submarine projects. The submarine program entails an order for 6 submarines for a value of over Rs 60,000 crore," Chairman Anil Ambani told shareholders at the AGM of Reliance Infrastructure here.

"With this, we will be able to transfer Pipavav Defence into a world-class naval facility," he said.

"We acquired control of Pipavav Defence, now Reliance Defence, which will be the centre of excellence for naval opportunities," he added.

Earlier this year, Reliance Infrastructure took over the management and control of Pipavav Defence iamp; Offshore Engineering Co., now renamed Reliance Defence and Engineering.

Reliance Defence is looking at an integrated play in the defence sector across all three defence verticals, Ambani said, adding "the sector is new and it is taking baby steps in moving forward".

The company has signed two joint ventures with two Israeli companies - Rafael to make missiles for the Indian armed forces, and Elbit to focus on homeland and border security, Ambani said.

"If we had a world-class border management infrastructure, we could have avoided at one level at least an attack on Pathankot and on another level, an attack on Uri," he added.

Reliance Infrastructure has also signed MoUs with companies from Germany, France, and Russia which involve the transfer of technology, training employees and infusion of capital, the chairman said.

"So the capital is the least constraint in the defence sector. It is not as capital intensive as most people think. It is a medium to light capital-intensive business," he said.

Besides, the company is in the process of signing a contract estimated to cost Rs 1,000 crore with the Indian Coast Guard, he added.

On the firm's metro business, Ambani said the company is looking at similar projects in other cities.

"There is no reason for us not to expand Metro services to other cities. RInfra is looking to venture into large number of Metro systems in Nagpur, Cochin, Lucknow, among others," he said.

bc/vd

 

[Scarface]

Duf...........

That is very old tactic.

Won't work anymore, at-least on DFI.

Try something else.

I don't get it............................

 

[Prashant12]

Electronic warefare systems for Jammu & Kashmir, Scorpene repair facility get DAC nod

Procurement of electronic warefare systems for Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of Rs 330 crore was among Rs 1900 crore worth of proposals cleared by Defence Ministry's top acquisition body today.

Procurement of electronic warefare systems for Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of Rs 330 crore was among Rs 1900 crore worth of proposals cleared by Defence Ministry’s top acquisition body today.

The decision by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, assumes significance as it came 10 days after the audacious terror attack on army camp in Uri.

The equipment like jammers and other security systems are being procured for army to deal with low intensity conflict in the Jammu and Kashmir.

The DAC also approved a proposal to procure anti-tank guided munitions for training purposes for army at a cost of Rs 405 crore.

Another proposal to set up a repair facility exclusively for for Scorpene submarines at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai was given go ahead. The project will cost Rs 725 crore, Defence Ministry sources said.

India had signed a USD 3.5-billion contract with French firm DCNS in October 2005 to jointly develop six Scorpene submarines. Under Project 75 of the Indian Navy, the submarines are being built at the MDL dockyard in Mumbai under license from DCNS.

A separate proposal to have a weapons repair facility for ships based in Port Blair and those which visit frontline base at a cost of rs 450 crore was also cleared by the DAC.

http://www.financialexpress.com/ind...-scorpene-repair-facility-get-dac-nod/396056/

 

[Indx TechStyle]

India Has An Edge In Aeronautics
The offset policy (that ensures that up to 30 per cent of defence deals are re-invested in India) has brought in big private players into the A&D domain.

Tejas — India’s advanced fighter — entered service in the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 1 July this year. Tejas is not an ordinary aircraft, but a fourth-plus generation fighter embodying very advanced technologies, like fly by wire systems, all digital cockpit, advanced composites, utility management systems, open systems avionics architecture, weapons management system with an array of air- to- air and air- to- ground weapons. It is also agile, highly manoeuvrable, light weight and among the smallest fighters, comparable to the best in the world.

At the Bahrain Air Show, it won the admiration of aviation experts and visiting Air Force teams. Some countries even showed interest in acquiring the aircraft. The IAF has committed to buy 120 of these fighters. In the long-run, it and the Indian Navy will need hundreds of Tejas variants. Plus, there is a huge potential for export. It is a cost-effective aircraft with a high ‘Bangs to Bucks’ ratio. Hindustan Aeronautics has also developed a range of helicopters with very advanced technologies.

The Tejas is the latest indigenous weapon system to enter service, but the DRDO has developed a large variety of sophisticated weapon systems. A range of missiles: the Prithvi, Dhanush, Agni, Akash, Nag, have all been developed in India. New missiles like Astra, LRSAM, MRSAM are in advanced stages of development. Brahmos, the only supersonic cruise missile in the world, is in regular production with enquiries from many countries. Pinaca, a versatile multi-rocket system, has proved its efficacy and is in great demand, too. A range of radars, sonars, torpedoes, UAVs and many other EW/electronic systems have also been developed by DRDO. India still imports 60 per cent of its requirements, however, mostly to meet the immediate needs of the services. But we (the scientific community) strongly believe India can reduce its imports significantly and become an exporting country, if some of the weaknesses in our Aviation & Defence (A&D) ecosystem are corrected.

Fortunately, the situation in India is changing in the positive direction. The offset policy (that ensures that up to 30 per cent of defence deals are re-invested in India), has brought in big private players into the A&D domain. With a vast array of developed systems now available within our country and large offset commitments likely, the government’s Make in India efforts , particularly in the area of military aviation, can be accelerated if the following benchmarks are applied.

Firstly, our aviation and defence domain need an ecosystem of OEMs with Tier 1, 2 and 3 SME partners supported by specialist industries for raw materials etc., such as aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, nimonics, carbon composites.

Next, joint ventures should be encouraged and facilitated in critical areas, such as gas turbine engines, flight controls, landing gears, etc. Production of electronics components/sensor elements needs to be accelerated, as these are critical for the A&D industry growth. And the Centre should establish costly test/process facilities and make them available to SMEs.

Finally, large projects such as the LCA Tejas have helped develop hundreds of technologies/equipment and to create an ecosystem of industries, laboratories and academic institutions. For continued growth of technology and strengthening of the ecosystem, it is essential for the Centre to continue supporting such development programmes.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Defence Acquisition Council clears proposals worth Rs 1,900 cr
New Delhi, Sep 28 : The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, on Wednesday cleared proposals worth Rs 1,900 crore (close to $3 billion), including for an electronic warfare system for low intensity conflict in Jammu and Kashmir.

The electronic warfare system is worth Rs 330 crore, an official said.

The council has also cleared proposal to buy Rs 405 crore worth of anti tank guided missiles for training purpose of the army.

The naval dockyard at Mumbai will get a repair facility for Scorpene submarines at the cost of Rs 725 crore. Defence shipyard Mazagon Dock is constructing six Scorpene submarines for Indian Navy.

The DAC has also approved a weapons repair facility at Port Blair at a cost of Rs 450 crore. All these approved proposals will be executed under 'Buy India' by Indian contractors.

rs/vd

 

[Superdefender]

Read that file but I can't post screenshots of 80 pages.
Still, I will use the tool for discussions.
Thank you very much.

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[Zebra]

I don't get it............................

Never mind, but tell me how on earth this happened.....!

Few days back many people were crying for more new fighter aircrafts, including govt.

Now all of sudden many of those, stop worrying about depleting squadron strength.

 

[tharun]

Army set to issue RFPs for Rs 16,000 crore air defence gun programme

The Indian Army is likely to soon issue requests for proposal (RFPs) for a Rs 16,000-crore air defence gun manufacturing programme to around 10 local firms (Source: IE)

Useless way of wasting tax payers money....
Why upgrading old guns with a 3$ billion..we can buy brand new CIWS and Pantsir-S1 in huge numbers with 30% offsets...

 

[Scarface]

Never mind, but tell me how on earth this happened.....!

Few days back many people were crying for more new fighter aircrafts, including govt.

Now all of sudden many of those, stop worrying about depleting squadron strength.

I very much want to see more fighter aircraft for the IAF,but in other roles other than a MiG-21 replacement.

We had about 300-400 MiG 21s,buying 400 of certain fighter just for an interceptor role which is barely relevant isn't very wise.

At the moment the IAF needs 90 more aircraft to take care of the falling squadron strength and the decision on this will be made by the end of the fiscal year.

The best option for those would be the F-35 but that seems to be off the table because defence minister doesn't like "expensive" aircraft,although countries with defence budgets lower than us and economies smaller than us (by PPP) can afford to buy and operate them.

Next best thing would be the F-18 ASH,which might be a possibility

 

[Indx TechStyle]

You want screenshots!! It is simple. I don't know how other people do it. But I do it this way. Open the any pdf file in Mozilla Firefox. Download Screengrab mozilla addon to capture pictures of web pages. Use this addon to capture pages of pdf files too and now you can post pdf page pics! No problem for pdf files now.

Well, I don't need screenshots but I wanted it from you because many of our members and guests may not be able to open PDF Files yet.
I have a PDF Viewer App to View PDF.

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