Indian private sector involvement in defence R&D and defence production

[AVERAGE INDIAN]

The Defence Production Policy, 2011 aims at achieving substantive self-reliance in the design, development and production of equipment/weapon systems/platforms required for defence in as early a time frame as possible; creating conditions conducive for the private industry to take an active role in this endeavour; enhancing potential of SMEs in indigenisation and broadening the defence R&D base of the country.

In pursuance of the Defence Production Policy 2011, the Government has taken the following major steps to promote the participation of private sector in the indigenous production of Defence equipment;

Technology perspective and Capability Roadmap, which gives out the details of the equipment and technologies required by our Armed Forces, has been put in public domain to provide the industry an overview of the direction in which the Armed Forces intend to head in terms of capability in future.

Preference to Buy (Indian), Buy & Make (Indian) Make categories of acquisition over Buy (Global) category, thereby giving preference to Indian industry in procurement.

The procedure for Buy and Make (Indian) category has been further simplified in order to make the category more attractive for Indian Defence Industry.

A clear definition of indigenous content has been provided which would not only bring more clarity on the indigenous content required for difference categorization but also enhance the indigenisation in defence products in India.

Indian private sector industry has also been allowed to receive Maintenance Transfer of Technology (MToT) in Buy (Global) cases.

FDI policy in Defence sector has been reviewed and as per the new policy, composite foreign investment up to 49% has been allowed through FIPB route and beyond 49% with the approval of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).

Defence Products Lists for the purpose of industrial licensing has been revised and in the revised list most of the components /parts / raw materials have been taken out of the purview of industrial licensing.

Defence Export Strategy has been formulated and put in public domain. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for issuing NOC for export of military stores has been simplified and made online.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singhin a written reply to Shri Vijay Goel and Shri PrabhatJhain Rajya Sabha today.

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Co Opting Private Sector in Production of Defence Equipment | Business Standard News

 

[Cutting Edge 2]

PMO, Jaitley push clears path for big private role in defence production

BY MANU PUBBY
Updated: May 08, 2017, 12.10 PM

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry seems to have unlocked the strategic partnership (SP) logjam with a firm push from the Prime Minister’s Office and sustained focus by defence minister Arun Jaitley, setting up the private sector to play a major role in the production of weapons systems for the armed forces.

A tussle within the bureaucracy over what rules the SP model would follow had resulted in a stalemate within the ministry since February 2016, frustrating leading private sector companies that were expecting to get mega production orders for aircraft, submarines and land systems, a traditional stronghold of the public sector.

Sources have told ET that a series of meetings, particularly one held in the PMO last week, have given the last-mile push to the initiative.

Top private sector representatives from three industrial bodies have now been invited by the defence ministry for a meeting on Thursday, where the government is expected to unveil progress made.

It is expected that four projects will be taken up in the first phase of the strategic partnership project — new submarines, a naval utility helicopter, a single-engine fighter aircraft for the air force and armoured vehicles for the army. The armed forces, the navy in particular, are keen to move fast on the concept to meet urgent requirements and address the equipment deficit.

“There is no doubt that involving the private sector in this way is the best way forward. Most of the issues have been resolved and the initiative needs to be started on a ‘yesterday’ basis — there is no time to be lost,” a senior armed forces officer involved in the discussions on the matter told ET.

Contentious issues, including objections from a certain section of the bureaucracy on how to ensure competitiveness after choosing a certain private sector player as a strategic partner for a specific role like, say, shipbuilding, has resulted in rules not being framed, despite the policy being announced as an integral part of India’s defence procurement policy since early last year.

Officials said a middle ground has been found on most issues, the driving force being specific directions from the PMO that the private sector needs to get a significant chunk of military orders, given that the current model being followed, to push most orders to the public sector, has not been yielding the desired results.

“There are ways to resolve issues. The objection on the longterm covenant for example cannot hold as anyone making a system like submarines or fighter jets will have to be involved for a 20-25-year lifetime of the product,” a senior government official said.

Though initially a divided house on modalities of the SP model, the private sector too is now on board with the government’s new push. Several industry leaders that ET spoke with said on condition of anonymity that the principle was always accepted but now issues like the selection process and division of work have been resolved.

A formal selection process is yet to begin but internal deliberations indicate that six major Indian companies interested in the sector will be able to qualify on financial grounds to be chosen for the strategic partnership model. This includes the relevant units of Larsen & Toubro, Tata, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Defence, Bharat Forge and the Adani Group. Projects worth several billion dollars are expected to be unlocked for the private sector, analysts said.

“Through SP policy, programmes estimated to be in excess of $20 billion will open up and an attempt will be made to bring the private sector on par with DPSUs (defence public sector units) in terms of opportunity,” said Ankur Gupta, vice-president, EY India. “Post policy rollout, the private sector has to make necessary investments to leverage this bold government initiative and deliver on the large-ticket programmes.”

As per the current plan, only one company will be allowed to undertake one strategic project and would not qualify to compete for others. This has thrown up a unique challenge for companies such as Tata and L&T that have diversified interests in the field.

Tata, for example, could want to compete for the armoured vehicles project through its Tata Motors subsidiary and for the naval helicopter contract through Tata Advanced Systems (TASL). More clarity is expected on the matter at Tuesday’s meeting.


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[WolfPack86]

PMO, Jaitley push clears path for big private role in defence production. Industry meet on Thursday called by MoD.
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[rrrajesh.yadav]

Decks Cleared For Entry Of Private Players In Big-Ticket Defence Manufacturing

Swarajya Staff - May 08 20, 12:08 pm,
Decks Cleared For Entry Of Private Players In Big-Ticket Defence Manufacturing
Photo Credits-Wikimedia
Journalist Manu Pubby of The Economic Times reports today (8 May) that intervention by Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Arun Jaitley, who is currently vested with the additional charge of Ministry of Defence (MoD), has resolved the stalemate that was delaying the roll out of strategic partnership (SP) model.

The ‘strategic partnership’ model was mooted for creating defence manufacturing capacity in the private sector on a long-term basis in strategic segments such as aircraft/helicopters, warships/submarines, armoured vehicles, missiles, command control systems and critical materials. As part of its efforts to usher in large-scale private investments in mega defence manufacturing projects, MoD has been engaging in continued discussion with leading Indian corporates to establish clarity and resolve contentious issues on the strategic partnership models.

According to Nitin Gokhale, one of country's leading defence analysts, "For months, two opposing schools of thought slugged it out in the MoD. Besides the divided opinion in the MoD, there were major differences of opinion among Indian and foreign defence manufacturers on the contours of the SP model. In the MoD, one lobby led by a senior official was batting to retain the primacy of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). The other section wanted to keep the OFB and DPSUs out of this model."

The Economic Times report cites sources saying that these festering issues were resolved over a series of meetings, especially the one held in the PMO last week, which gave the final push to the initiative. The report also mentions that private sector representatives from three industrial bodies have now been invited by the MoD for a meeting tomorrow (9 May), where the government is likely to unveil the progress made.

As per the report, the first phase of the strategic partnership project will be used to manufacture new submarines, a naval utility helicopter, a single-engine fighter aircraft for the air force and armoured vehicles for the army.

Indian armed forces, the navy in particular, has expressed keen interest to get going on Strategic Partnership initiatives as it wants to meet its urgent requirements and address the lack of equipment.

India allocates about 1.8 per cent of its GDP to defence and meets 70 per cent of defence equipment through imports. It ranks among the top 10 countries in the world in terms of military expenditure making it a lucrative market for defence products..

Modi government is working to reduce this import dependence by atleast 35 to 40 per cent through a slew of measures, including actively promoting its signature ‘Make in India’ and policy reforms including allowing 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the sector.

https://swarajyamag.com/insta/decks...e-players-in-big-ticket-defence-manufacturing

 

[Karthi]

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[LurkerBaba]

Let's use this thread specifically for updates related to the private sector

 

[ezsasa]

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[Shaitan]

‘First UAV testing lab in pvt sector soon’

Lucknow: The union government will launch a process to set up India’s first testing laboratory in private sector for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones in the next two months.

“We will initiate the process to set up the first testing laboratory for UAVs and drones in the private sector in the next two months,” said defence secretary Ajay Kumar while speaking to Hindustan Times on the sidelines of Defexpo2020 here on Friday.

Kumar said the location and partner for the testing lab would be finalized through request for proposal (RFP). He said the scheme to set up testing laboratory in the private sector had been already approved and the RFP process would be started in the next two months.

“There are about 100 companies in India making the UAVs. The idea is to constantly upgrade to make the UAVs with strong technology by increasing the payload and to make them remain airborne for longer time. As of now all the testing labs are in the public sector. We are creating dedicated facilities for testing for private sector now,” said Kumar.

Under the Defence Testing Infrastructure (DTI) scheme, the union government proposes to set up green field defence testing infrastructure for aerospace and defence related production through a special purpose vehicle (SPV). The union government would encourage participation of MSMEs and startups and the grant in aid under the scheme will be limited to Rs 400 crore. The private sector is expected to set up testing and infrastructure facilities with financial assistance in the form of grant in aid that will not exceed 75% of the project cost. Land availability with the SPV for the project will be the main criteria will be essential and getting lesser assistance may be a criterion for shortlisting.

Kumar said with signing of 200 MoUs the Defexpo 2020 was a big success. He said the state government had also brought out a good defence and aerospace policy with incentives to attract investment in the defence corridor coming up in the state.

It may be mentioned that UAVs top the list of indigenously-developed weaponry being put on display at the defexpo2020. The UAVs are designed to counter enemy threats to the fullest. AI Ravat T12, the 12kg weighted drone or unmanned aerial vehicle is a perfect machine for surveillance and is designed to carry heavier load. AIRavat T90, Alfa-S UAS, Drone Bullet, Mini Black Bird 1280, Rattler-Super Sonic target, Wireless Micro Surveillance Robot, Spy D-Nano, SDE Spectre are other UAVs.

‘First UAV testing lab in pvt sector soon’

Lucknow: The union government will launch a process to set up India’s first testing laboratory in private sector for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and drones in

www.hindustantimes.com

 

[Shaitan]

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[Shaitan]

 

[Shaitan]

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[Karthi]

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[LurkerBaba]

Sad stuff

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SSS Defence CEO has joined in too:

We @sssdefence have known @TonboImaging for years & trust their views. AatmanirbharBharat can’t be allowed to remain a slogan alone. It’s time the system walked in the shoes of Indian defence OEM’s investing in R&D

 

[AMCA]

MoD has launched Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) to boost defence industry under ‘Make in India’ initiative. The indigenous defence equipment will also be tested and certified in India. The Government shall contribute Rs 400 Cr as Grant-in-Aid for the scheme.

 

[Suryavanshi]

Just visit page of the defence minister and see how many Civil Service maggo** have plauged the system.

Name	Designation	Telephone No.	Residence No.	Email Address	Office Address	Res. Address
Smt.Gargi Kaul IA&AS:84	Secretary (Defence Finance)	23016654,23016629 (Office)		fads1-mod[at]gov[dot]in	139, South Block, New Delhi
Ms. Mala Dutt (IES:86)	Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser (Acquisition)	23015429 (Office)		asfa-mod[at]nic[dot]in	134-A, South Block, New Delhi
Shri Umesh Kumar Shukla (ICoAS :88)	Principal Advisor(Cost)	23016429 (Office)		ukshukla[dot]icoas[at]nic[dot]in	8-A, South Block
Shri Ashwani Kumar IRS (IT:88)	Additional Financial Adviser(AK) & JS	23011871 (Office)		ak[dot]mahajan63[at]gov[dot]in	130-B, South Block, New Delhi
Shri A.N. Das (IDAS:91)	Additional Financial Adviser (AN) & JS	23012204 (Office)		andas[dot]cgda[at]nic[dot]in	132, South Block, New Delhi
Shri Subir Mallick (IA&AS:89)	Additional Financial Adviser & JS	23013557, 23010159 (Office)		subir[dot]mallick[at]hqr[dot]drdo[dot]in	537, DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi
Shri Rajesh Sharma (IDAS:92)	Additional Financial Adviser & JS	23012915 (Office) 23013625 (Fax)			131-A, South Block
Shri Rabindra Kumar Karna IDAS:91	Additional Financial Adviser & JS	23011250 (Office) 23011148 (Fax)		karnark[at]nic[dot]in	Room No. 131-B, South Block
Shri Vedveer Arya (IDAS:97)	Finance Manager (MS)	23014966 (Office)		vedveerarya[dot]dad[at]hub[dot]nic[dot]in	6 South Block New Delhi
Shri Puneet Agarwal (IDAS:97)	Finance Manager (Air)	23016759 (Office) 23019536 (Fax)		puneetagarwal[dot]dod[at]hub[dot]nic[dot]in	205-C,South Block,New Delhi
Shri Ghayas Uddin Ahmed (IDAS:2000)	Finance Manager (Land System)	23012403 (Office) 23017430 (Fax)		gu[dot]ahmed[at]nic[dot]in	7, South Block, New Delhi
Shri Tarun Das (ICoAS :95)	Adviser (Cost/MS)	23093489 (Office)		tarundas[dot]icoas[at]nic[dot]in	26 L1 Block New Delhi
Shri Vijay Prasad Singh (ICoAS)	Adviser (Cost/LS)	23093498 (Office)			26 L1 Block, New Delhii
Shri S. Meenakshi Sundaram (ICoAS :92)	Adviser (Cost/Air)	23093478 (Office)		smsundaram[dot]icoas[at]nic[dot]in

 

[Assassin 2.0]

Interview of CEO OF TONBO.

 

[abhay rajput]

Sad stuff

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SSS Defence CEO has joined in too:

We @sssdefence have known @TonboImaging for years & trust their views. AatmanirbharBharat can’t be allowed to remain a slogan alone. It’s time the system walked in the shoes of Indian defence OEM’s investing in R&D

The question is tonbo really an India company.?

 

[LurkerBaba]

The question is tonbo really an India company.?

Irrelevant. "Make in India" doesn't mean that company should be 100% desi

 

[AMCA]

The question is tonbo really an India company.?

Same question here. They are passing their products as IDDM ( Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) making things difficult for Indian startups.

 

[porky_kicker]

Same question here. They are passing their products as IDDM ( Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) making things difficult for Indian startups.

What is written on the pic you posted is obscuration of fact and blatant lies through half truths

No Indian company manufacturers or has the capability to manufacture bolometers , all are imported , only few around 4 companies manufacturers the same in the world. eg DRDO imports from sofadir

Hence every indian company saying they are building indigenous optics or thermal sights are bluffing more or less. Since critical component like bolometers are being imported .

There is no difference between tongbo and other Indian companies . Infact tongbo is a step ahead because they own the IPR and design their own systems. Majority of Indian companies simply relabel foreign products when it comes to optics and thermal equipments including Tatas .

Tonbo ceo was part of standford research in india , but he quit then formed tonbo imaging as a spinout of Sarnoff Corporation and Stanford Research International India . The guy who wrote in the pic checked jack shit . Tonbo ceo had himself clarified in an interview . Google it and judge for yourself. The guy posted the link but conveniently forgot to quote from it . Why ? Because he / she is lying. Or Check tonbo website

And there is no Indian start up in optics except for tonbo. I challenge anybody to prove me wrong .

In optics no Indian company can stand toe to toe with tonbo . They have business worldwide because their major customers are darpa US special forces etc. Indian army came to know about tongbo through US special forces when they were surprised to learn that their optics were made by an indian company.

The pic you posted is a hit job basically. Looks like an effort to shut it down in India . Today tonbo tomorrow SSS