Indian private sector involvement in defence R&D and defence production
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Bangalore Based Start-Up Developing Air Launched Drones with US Air Force Research Labs
SOURCE: ET A Bangalore based start-up is part of the first Indo-US technology collaboration project in the aerospace sector and will work with the US Air Force Research labs to develop future air launched drones for the armed forces. NewSpace Research and Technologies Pvt Ltd, a start-up that lists itself as a 46 member team, is part of a project selected under the Indo-US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI
to do-develop air launched unmanned aerial vehicles, ET has learnt. While the company did not offer comments when contacted by ET, it is learnt that it has been selected for a futuristic program that involves collaboration with the US Air Force Research Labs, the Indian Air Force and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Details of the project have not been shared yet but is likely to involve drones that act as force multipliers for combat aircraft on mission. The project would be one of the first success stories for the intergovernmental DTTI that has yet to show significant results, despite intense efforts by both India and US. At a seminar last month, top Pentagon official Ellen M Lord, Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment had referred to the air launched drones program but had not mentioned the name of the Indian start-up being involved. Experts have welcomed the move to involve the private sector in the Indo-US technology sharing initiative.
“A lot of the work under DTTI isn’t terribly advanced, certainly not the kind that requires high-level enabling S&T research from organisations like DRDO and DARPA. Given that, it makes sense to involve private businesses, particularly the more agile and specialised outfits, to collaborate on meeting high level requirements set out by the militaries of both sides,” aviation expert Angad Singh with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) says. He adds that projects like these need to focus on development of technology and not be treated as an arms sale. “The key thing is to frame DTTI as cooperative tech development — where both sides contribute and both benefit from the outcomes — rather than one-sided arms sales or technology transfer from the USA to India,” Singh said. While the US side seems to be keen to work with Indian companies and start ups, as is clear from the selection for the first aviation project, it remains to be seen how things go ahead, given that traditionally such initiatives have been driven by the DRDO that is bound to a set governmental procedure and pace.
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SOURCE: ET A Bangalore based start-up is part of the first Indo-US technology collaboration project in the aerospace sector and will work with the US Air Force Research labs to develop future air launched drones for the armed forces. NewSpace Research and Technologies Pvt Ltd, a start-up that lists itself as a 46 member team, is part of a project selected under the Indo-US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI
to do-develop air launched unmanned aerial vehicles, ET has learnt. While the company did not offer comments when contacted by ET, it is learnt that it has been selected for a futuristic program that involves collaboration with the US Air Force Research Labs, the Indian Air Force and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Details of the project have not been shared yet but is likely to involve drones that act as force multipliers for combat aircraft on mission. The project would be one of the first success stories for the intergovernmental DTTI that has yet to show significant results, despite intense efforts by both India and US. At a seminar last month, top Pentagon official Ellen M Lord, Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment had referred to the air launched drones program but had not mentioned the name of the Indian start-up being involved. Experts have welcomed the move to involve the private sector in the Indo-US technology sharing initiative.
“A lot of the work under DTTI isn’t terribly advanced, certainly not the kind that requires high-level enabling S&T research from organisations like DRDO and DARPA. Given that, it makes sense to involve private businesses, particularly the more agile and specialised outfits, to collaborate on meeting high level requirements set out by the militaries of both sides,” aviation expert Angad Singh with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) says. He adds that projects like these need to focus on development of technology and not be treated as an arms sale. “The key thing is to frame DTTI as cooperative tech development — where both sides contribute and both benefit from the outcomes — rather than one-sided arms sales or technology transfer from the USA to India,” Singh said. While the US side seems to be keen to work with Indian companies and start ups, as is clear from the selection for the first aviation project, it remains to be seen how things go ahead, given that traditionally such initiatives have been driven by the DRDO that is bound to a set governmental procedure and pace.
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Tried to find more abour this company.
It's mainly a Farming solution company with small ventures in Cement and chemicals.
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It's probably some licensed design. The chassis is probably from toyota, like many of these low end armored vehicles.Tried to find more abour this company.
It's mainly a Farming solution company with small ventures in Cement and chemicals.
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Don’t you remember ceilo car? It was a status symbol in India at one point in time.Tried to find more abour this company.
It's mainly a Farming solution company with small ventures in Cement and chemicals.
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Matiz too, before Hyundai i10.
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from their market report
As a measure of exploring new avenues, the Company has decided to venture into defence equipment manufacturing. The Company has successfully designed, developed and tested a Light Bullet Proof Vehicle – ZEBU- for use by the Indian Defence and Paramilitary Forces. The vehicle was displayed at DEFEXPO 2018 at Chennai. It is hoped that with the Government of India's `Make in India' initiative and opening up of defence production to private sector, there will be opportunities in the sector. The effort is exploratory.
They claim Design and developed on their own. I doubt their words tho, no way they have designed their own Engine, gearbox and transmission most likely licensed from foreign firm.
Vaguely remember it but what does that have to do with my post.
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I dont buy it either. I dont mind firms setting up their defence, aero divisions as the sector opens up, but if firms like Bharat Forge bought out outside firms, took outside design help from DRDO and non Indian firms, I dont take such claims from smaller firms seriously.
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Army Gives Specialised Tank Ammunition Development Project To Private Sector
OshoCorp Global’s project cost is over ₹2300 crore, with potential for future domestic and export orders
NEW DELHI: In a first, the Army has accorded project sanction order to OshoCorp Global for development and supply of specialised ammunition for its T-72 and T-90 main battle tanks.
The 125mm APFSDS (Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding-Sabot) ammunition is the primary tank ammunition, utilised for destruction of enemy tanks, according to Ashutosh Khate, CEO of OshoCorp Global. “Initially, there is need to develop upto 250 rounds each for T-72, T-90 tank platforms for trial and approval and subsequently produce 85,000 rounds of ammunition,” he said.
The project is being executed as per Make-II guidelines of defence procurement and the selection process has been conducted over 3 years. With availability of superior technologies to protect tanks and armoured vehicles, the Depth of Penetration (DoP) is a critical parameter to defect them.
Mr. Khate said they would develop and manufacture an improved APFSDS ammunition with minimum DoP of 530mm and higher, in order to enhance the lethality, within the existing ‘safety’, ‘consistency’, and ‘shelf life’ criteria. “This ammunition will be fired from the existing barrels, presently fitted on the T-72, T-90 tanks,” he added.
Col. PK Juneja (Retd), Head special projects at OshoCorp, said the project cost was over ₹2300 crore, with potential for future domestic and export orders. “In the export market, the countries using T-72and T-90 tanks can be benefited by purchasing India-developed 125mm APFSDS ammunition,” he noted.
Supply of APUs
OshoCorp was also recently selected by the Army for development and supply of Auxiliary Power Units (APU) for the T-72 and T-90 tanks. Mr. Khate said they were initially required to develop four APUs, two each for T-90 and T-72 Tanks, for trial and approval and subsequently produce 3,257 APU’s with a project cost of over ₹1325 crore.
The APU is an alternate source of power for the fire control system of the tank and ancillaries while deployed in surveillance mode or during training. It will conserve the life of tank’s main engine.
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OshoCorp Global’s project cost is over ₹2300 crore, with potential for future domestic and export orders
NEW DELHI: In a first, the Army has accorded project sanction order to OshoCorp Global for development and supply of specialised ammunition for its T-72 and T-90 main battle tanks.
The 125mm APFSDS (Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding-Sabot) ammunition is the primary tank ammunition, utilised for destruction of enemy tanks, according to Ashutosh Khate, CEO of OshoCorp Global. “Initially, there is need to develop upto 250 rounds each for T-72, T-90 tank platforms for trial and approval and subsequently produce 85,000 rounds of ammunition,” he said.
The project is being executed as per Make-II guidelines of defence procurement and the selection process has been conducted over 3 years. With availability of superior technologies to protect tanks and armoured vehicles, the Depth of Penetration (DoP) is a critical parameter to defect them.
Mr. Khate said they would develop and manufacture an improved APFSDS ammunition with minimum DoP of 530mm and higher, in order to enhance the lethality, within the existing ‘safety’, ‘consistency’, and ‘shelf life’ criteria. “This ammunition will be fired from the existing barrels, presently fitted on the T-72, T-90 tanks,” he added.
Col. PK Juneja (Retd), Head special projects at OshoCorp, said the project cost was over ₹2300 crore, with potential for future domestic and export orders. “In the export market, the countries using T-72and T-90 tanks can be benefited by purchasing India-developed 125mm APFSDS ammunition,” he noted.
Supply of APUs
OshoCorp was also recently selected by the Army for development and supply of Auxiliary Power Units (APU) for the T-72 and T-90 tanks. Mr. Khate said they were initially required to develop four APUs, two each for T-90 and T-72 Tanks, for trial and approval and subsequently produce 3,257 APU’s with a project cost of over ₹1325 crore.
The APU is an alternate source of power for the fire control system of the tank and ancillaries while deployed in surveillance mode or during training. It will conserve the life of tank’s main engine.
Army Gives Specialised Tank Ammunition Development Project To Private Sector
OshoCorp Global’s project cost is over ₹2300 crore, with potential for future domestic and export orders NEW DELHI: In a first, the Army ha...
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Bharat Forge Now Has Its Sights Set On Hovercraft, After Artillery Guns And Combat Vehicles
If it gets the go-ahead, Bharat Forge will become the first company to manufacture hovercraft in India. The company has already imported a hovercraft last year for technology absorption, a usual step in research and development process in product development
After artillery guns and combat vehicles, forging giant Bharat Forge is looking to build hovercrafts, thus slated to become the first company to manufacture them in India.
This is also the first time that the Pune-based company is venturing into water-based solutions, having already entered into land and air-based solutions for defence and civilian purposes.
Bharat Forge imported a hovercraft last year for technology absorption, a usual step in research and development process in new product development.
Sources add that work on an indigenous hovercraft is at the design stage. A mail sent to Bharat Forge seeking comments remained unanswered at the time of publishing this article.
A hovercraft, also known as air-cushion vehicles, is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and other surfaces. Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull, or air cushion, that is slightly above atmospheric pressure.
They are now used by one of the units of the Indian Defence Forces. The Indian Coast Guard uses 18 hovercraft as per details displayed on its website. Six of them were built in India in technical collaboration with Griffon Hoverwork of the UK, while 12 were exported by Griffon from the UK.
Last year, India issued a request for proposal for acquiring vessels for the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard, including hovercraft, cumulatively worth $2.1 billion.
Bharat Forge has been able to win many orders, including components for missiles, from the Ministry of Defence. One of its four artillery guns is in an advanced stage of testing with the Indian Army. The company is diversifying into newer segments to grab a pie of the burgeoning demand of India’s armed forces.
Besides the armed forces, hovercraft have been proposed to be used for civilian purposes, too. Two years ago, the City Industrial and Development Corporation (CIDCO) planned to introduce hovercraft services from the Gateway of India to Navi Mumbai to cut down travel time to 18 minutes from 90 minutes. There has been no update of these plans.
Defence Expo Agreements
Bharat Forge signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) at the Defence Expo 2020. The company announced a collaboration with General Atomics to develop new technologies in India for surface, undersea, naval and advanced projectiles for weapons platforms.
The company further said that it will collaborate with Paramount Group to form a joint venture in India to co-develop land system and aerospace platforms. The third MoU was with JSC Dastan for upgradation of CET-65E torpedoes.
The fourth MoU was with BEML for developing mounted gun systems on 4×4 platform, manufacture and supply of power train aggregates, critical armoured machined forgings for recovery vehicles and for exploring the export business potential for armoured personnel carriers.
At the Defence Expo, Bharat Forge showcased a concept drone called quadcopter. The supposed drones can lift a load of 65 kg and fly at an altitude of 6,000 metres.
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If it gets the go-ahead, Bharat Forge will become the first company to manufacture hovercraft in India. The company has already imported a hovercraft last year for technology absorption, a usual step in research and development process in product development
After artillery guns and combat vehicles, forging giant Bharat Forge is looking to build hovercrafts, thus slated to become the first company to manufacture them in India.
This is also the first time that the Pune-based company is venturing into water-based solutions, having already entered into land and air-based solutions for defence and civilian purposes.
Bharat Forge imported a hovercraft last year for technology absorption, a usual step in research and development process in new product development.
Sources add that work on an indigenous hovercraft is at the design stage. A mail sent to Bharat Forge seeking comments remained unanswered at the time of publishing this article.
A hovercraft, also known as air-cushion vehicles, is an amphibious craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and other surfaces. Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull, or air cushion, that is slightly above atmospheric pressure.
They are now used by one of the units of the Indian Defence Forces. The Indian Coast Guard uses 18 hovercraft as per details displayed on its website. Six of them were built in India in technical collaboration with Griffon Hoverwork of the UK, while 12 were exported by Griffon from the UK.
Last year, India issued a request for proposal for acquiring vessels for the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard, including hovercraft, cumulatively worth $2.1 billion.
Bharat Forge has been able to win many orders, including components for missiles, from the Ministry of Defence. One of its four artillery guns is in an advanced stage of testing with the Indian Army. The company is diversifying into newer segments to grab a pie of the burgeoning demand of India’s armed forces.
Besides the armed forces, hovercraft have been proposed to be used for civilian purposes, too. Two years ago, the City Industrial and Development Corporation (CIDCO) planned to introduce hovercraft services from the Gateway of India to Navi Mumbai to cut down travel time to 18 minutes from 90 minutes. There has been no update of these plans.
Defence Expo Agreements
Bharat Forge signed four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) at the Defence Expo 2020. The company announced a collaboration with General Atomics to develop new technologies in India for surface, undersea, naval and advanced projectiles for weapons platforms.
The company further said that it will collaborate with Paramount Group to form a joint venture in India to co-develop land system and aerospace platforms. The third MoU was with JSC Dastan for upgradation of CET-65E torpedoes.
The fourth MoU was with BEML for developing mounted gun systems on 4×4 platform, manufacture and supply of power train aggregates, critical armoured machined forgings for recovery vehicles and for exploring the export business potential for armoured personnel carriers.
At the Defence Expo, Bharat Forge showcased a concept drone called quadcopter. The supposed drones can lift a load of 65 kg and fly at an altitude of 6,000 metres.
Bharat Forge Now Has Its Sights Set On Hovercraft, After Artillery Guns And Combat Vehicles
If it gets the go-ahead, Bharat Forge will become the first company to manufacture hovercraft in India. The company has already imported a h...
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What is the true look of the Shivalik grenade and has it been seen in use or with soldiers in jand k pics.
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India to sign $2.5-billion contract for 56 transport planes for IAF
India will sign a $2.5-billion contract his year for the supply of 56 medium transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force to replace its fleet of aging Avro-748 planes, officials familiar with the development said on Tuesday.
Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) will jointly execute the project to equip the air force with 56 C-295 transport aircraft under the Make-in-India initiative in the aerospace sector.
Under the contract, Airbus will supply the first 16 aircraft in flyaway condition while the remaining 40 will be assembled in India by TASL, the officials said.
The procurement of 56 C-295 from Airbus with participation of an Indian production agency for the manufacture of 40 aircraft (out of total 56) in India is at financial approval stage and the contract is likely to be signed in the near future, the defence ministry said in its year-end review.
“The case is first of its kind which envisages participation of private companies and would prove to be a boost for our defence industry,” the ministry said.
While the C-295s are meant to replace the Avro-748 transport planes, the new aircraft will also be suitable for demanding roles that the AN-32 currently undertakes, as previously reported by Hindustan Times.
The Avro-748 entered service in the early 1960s and has been long due for replacement, said Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur (retd), additional director general, Centre for Air Power Studies.
“The replacement C-295 project has been in the works for the past eight years and has spawned a new term --- the Avro model --- in the acquisition field due the unique path adopted. Actually, there is an acquisition fatigue that has crept in, a state that needs to be broken by actually inducting the aircraft that is sorely required by the IAF. The C-295 would also be the natural replacement for AN-32s which too would be getting phased out soon,” Bahadur said.
The first 16 planes will be supplied in two years, and the deliveries of the 40 locally-assembled ones will be spread over an additional eight years. The aircraft can operate from short, unprepared airstrips and carry out a variety of missions in all-weather conditions.
The contract for buying 83 LCA Mk 1A aircraft for the IAF from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is also likely to be signed soon after approval by the Cabinet Committee on Security, the ministry said its review. Last March, the defence ministry gave a green light to the purchase of 83 advanced Tejas jets from HAL. The deal is expected to be worth Rs 38,000 crore.
The deal for the 83 Mk-1A jets will take the total number of Tejas variants ordered to 123.
The 40 LCAs already ordered by the IAF are in the initial operational clearance (IOC) and the more advanced final operational clearance (FOC) configurations. The LCA Mk-1A will come with additional improvements over the FOC aircraft, making it the most advanced Tejas variant so far.
The Mk-1A variant is expected to come with digital radar warning receivers, external self-protection jammer pods, active electronically scanned array radar, advanced beyond-visual-range missiles and significantly improved maintainability.
India is also likely to sign a deal with Israel for additional Harop (P-IV) loitering weapon systems in the first quarter of 2021, the year-end review said. The Harop is designed to locate and attack high-value targets with precision. The weapon (also known as a suicide drone) tracks the target, dives on to it and detonates the warhead on impact, according to its maker Israel Aerospace Industries.
India will sign a $2.5-billion contract his year for the supply of 56 medium transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force to replace its fleet of aging Avro-748 planes, officials familiar with the development said on Tuesday.
Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) will jointly execute the project to equip the air force with 56 C-295 transport aircraft under the Make-in-India initiative in the aerospace sector.
Under the contract, Airbus will supply the first 16 aircraft in flyaway condition while the remaining 40 will be assembled in India by TASL, the officials said.
The procurement of 56 C-295 from Airbus with participation of an Indian production agency for the manufacture of 40 aircraft (out of total 56) in India is at financial approval stage and the contract is likely to be signed in the near future, the defence ministry said in its year-end review.
“The case is first of its kind which envisages participation of private companies and would prove to be a boost for our defence industry,” the ministry said.
While the C-295s are meant to replace the Avro-748 transport planes, the new aircraft will also be suitable for demanding roles that the AN-32 currently undertakes, as previously reported by Hindustan Times.
The Avro-748 entered service in the early 1960s and has been long due for replacement, said Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur (retd), additional director general, Centre for Air Power Studies.
“The replacement C-295 project has been in the works for the past eight years and has spawned a new term --- the Avro model --- in the acquisition field due the unique path adopted. Actually, there is an acquisition fatigue that has crept in, a state that needs to be broken by actually inducting the aircraft that is sorely required by the IAF. The C-295 would also be the natural replacement for AN-32s which too would be getting phased out soon,” Bahadur said.
The first 16 planes will be supplied in two years, and the deliveries of the 40 locally-assembled ones will be spread over an additional eight years. The aircraft can operate from short, unprepared airstrips and carry out a variety of missions in all-weather conditions.
The contract for buying 83 LCA Mk 1A aircraft for the IAF from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is also likely to be signed soon after approval by the Cabinet Committee on Security, the ministry said its review. Last March, the defence ministry gave a green light to the purchase of 83 advanced Tejas jets from HAL. The deal is expected to be worth Rs 38,000 crore.
The deal for the 83 Mk-1A jets will take the total number of Tejas variants ordered to 123.
The 40 LCAs already ordered by the IAF are in the initial operational clearance (IOC) and the more advanced final operational clearance (FOC) configurations. The LCA Mk-1A will come with additional improvements over the FOC aircraft, making it the most advanced Tejas variant so far.
The Mk-1A variant is expected to come with digital radar warning receivers, external self-protection jammer pods, active electronically scanned array radar, advanced beyond-visual-range missiles and significantly improved maintainability.
India is also likely to sign a deal with Israel for additional Harop (P-IV) loitering weapon systems in the first quarter of 2021, the year-end review said. The Harop is designed to locate and attack high-value targets with precision. The weapon (also known as a suicide drone) tracks the target, dives on to it and detonates the warhead on impact, according to its maker Israel Aerospace Industries.
India to sign $2.5-billion contract for 56 transport planes for IAF
India will sign a $2.5-billion contract his year for the supply of 56 medium transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force to replace its fleet of aging Avro-748 planes, officials familiar with the development said on Tuesday. Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) will...
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