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162 Defence Contracts Signed Between 2012-13 and 2014-15
NEW DELHI: Government has signed 162 contracts, valued over Rs 1.33 lakh crore with Indian and foreign vendors between 2012-13 to 2014-15 for procurement of defence equipment like ships, missiles and tanks among others.

In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that during financial years 2012-13 to 2014-15, a total 67 orders have been placed with foreign vendors for major defence procurements.

He also said the expenditure on capital acquisition in respect of orders placed with Indian vendors and foreign vendors from 2011-12 to 2014-15 was Rs 1,38,630.82 crore (56.02 per cent) and Rs 1,08, 852.55 crore (43.98 per cent) respectively.

The expenditure in respect of orders placed on foreign vendors has reduced from Rs 35,082.10 crore in 2013-14 to Rs 24,992.36 crore in 2014-15.

He added that in the current financial year 2015-16, 33 capital acquisition proposals amounting to Rs 55,800 crore (approximately) have been accorded 'Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)' under 'Buy (Indian)' and 'Buy & Make (Indian)' categories of capital acquisition till January 2016.

Parrikar also said that 34 FDI proposals/Joint Ventures have been approved in defence sector for manufacture of various defence equipment by Indian public and private sector companies.

FDI amounting to Rs 24.84 crore (USD 5.02 million) has been received in the defence industry sector from April 2000 to September 2015.


Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has issued 319 Industrial Licenses (ILs) to 190 companies for manufacture of various defence equipment till December 2015, he said.
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Indigenisation of Defence Sector

The Defence Production Policy 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. It is also aimed at 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. Indigenous manufacturing of defence equipments is encouraged by the Government through several policy measures, which, inter-alia, include the following:

Preference to ‘Buy (Indian)’, ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’ & ‘Make’ categories of capital acquisition over ‘Buy & Make (Global)’ or ‘Buy (Global)’ categories in Defence Procurement Procedure.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy under which Foreign Investment Cap upto 49% is allowed through automatic route and above 49% under Government route on case-to-case basis, wherever it is likely to result in access to modern and ‘state-of-art’ technology in the country. The foreign investment in defence sector is further subject to industrial license under the Industries (Development & Regulation) Act, 1951.

Industrial licensing regime for Indian manufacturers has been liberalised and most of the components/ parts/ sub-systems have been taken out from the list of defence products requiring Industrial Licence. This has reduced entry barriers for new entrants in this sector, particularly small and medium enterprises. The initial validity of Industrial Licence has been increased from 3 years to 15 years with a provision to further extend it by 3 years on a case to case basis.

Issues related to level-playing field between Indian vs. foreign manufacturers and public sector vs. private sector have also been addressed. These include Exchange Rate Variation (ERV) protection for Indian vendors, offset obligations in ‘Buy (Global)’ cases, Excise/ Custom duties on defence equipments, etc.

Offset implementation process has been made flexible by allowing change of Indian Offset Partners (IOPs) and offset components, even in signed contracts. Foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are now not required to indicate the details of IOPs and products at the time of signing of contracts. Services as an avenue of offset have been re-instated with certain conditionalities.

In the financial year 2015-16, the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) has issued 61 Industrial Licenses (ILs) for manufacture of various defence equipment under IDR Act 1951, till December 2015.

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Airbus Eyes Big Chunk of Defence Airspace

Global aeronautics major Airbus will have a major presence at Defexpo 2016 scheduled to be held in South Goa between March 28 and 31.

The highlight of the Group’s participation will be the ‘Make in India’ programs that it is pursuing. These include the Indian Air Force’s Avro replacement programme where Airbus Group has bid to produce the C295W in India together with Tata Advanced Systems.



It will also partner Mahindra Defence to produce military helicopters locally, said a company press release here on Wednesday.

“We will use Defexpo to present our plans to produce defence platforms in India, and basically build an industrial eco-system supporting it in collaboration with local partners,” said Pierre de Bausset, president & managing director, Airbus Group India on Wednesday. “This would involve creation of thousands of local jobs, skilling people, and technology absorption.” At the expo, Airbus will showcase scale models of C295W, and military helicopters such as H125M Fennec, AS565MBe Panther and the EC725 (now marketed as the H225M).

The selection process for the C295W medium transport aircraft is in process. To date, Airbus has delivered 144 out of 165 C295s on order, and it is in service in 20 countries, the press release said.


The AS565 MBe Panther will fulfil Indian Navy’s requirements of 100 units of Naval Utility Helicopter. It is an all-weather, multi-role light helicopter that can be operated from ship decks or offshore to cover a vast array of naval missions — such as maritime surveillance, search and rescue, casualty evacuation, vertical replenishment, offshore patrolling, counter-terrorism. The H125M Fennec is foreseen as the Indian Army and Air Force’s Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter, of which 400 units are needed. The EC725 is under selection process for the Indian Coast Guard’s 14 shore-based helicopter tender, and is also suited for the Navy’s 120+ Naval Multi-Role Helicopter programme, the release said.

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French Firm DCNS Sees 4,000 Jobs Under 'Make in India' Initiative

NEW DELHI: Over 4,000 jobs are likely to be created locally over the next five years with French company DCNS looking to source key components for its global ocean thermal projects under the Make-in-India initiative, a top official has told ET.

DCNS, which is currently executing the Scorpene submarine contract with the first boat likely to be commissioned in October, is now focusing on India for its future Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) projects that generate energy by exploiting the difference in temperature on the Ocean surface with waters deep below.

"Building up on our defence ecosystem, a future OTEC project could have local content of more than 60% of order values - key systems like platform, heat exchangers and pumps being manufactured by Indian MSMEs. This will possibly create as many as 4,000 jobs locally over a span of 4-5 years under Make in India," Bernard Buisson, Managing Director of DCNS India said.


The Indian Navy too is planning to set up an OTEC plant on the Andaman islands off Port Blair. Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan has told ET that a pilot project for the plant which generates clean energy to take off the dependence on diesel generators currently being used is under progress.

The Naval project, as well as other global projects that DCNS is executing could put Indian companies on the global supply chain for this future renewable energy product. Sources have told ET that at present, the French company is in talks with companies such as Kirloskar (for pumps), Godrej, Walchandnagar Industries Limited and Flash Forge for manufacturing critical parts for the projects in India.

Indian companies could manufacturing several key components like heat exchangers and pumps to draw water from a depth of over 1000 meters.

These could be made in India through technology transfer and even a joint design project.

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Russian Firm to Set Up Service Center for IAF Aircraft Fleet

Technodinamika, a holding company of Rostec State Corporation of Russia, will set up a service centre in India to boost support to the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) aircraft fleet of Russian origin.
The company has recently won a contract to supply Auxillary Power Units (APU) to the IL-76 transport aircraft of the IAF.

“In the very near future we are going to open a service centre in India. It will be arranged in compliance with the principles of the ‘Make in India’ program, under which aircraft repair and maintenance will be localised in India. In this case, the IAF will be assured of guaranteed deadlines and a high quality of performed works,” Maxim Kuzyuk, CEO of Technodinamika said.


It will improve availability of spares for aircraft and increase the operational availability of aircraft.
According to the terms of the tender for APU’s, Technodinamika will supply nine APUs for the IL-76 aircraft and its modifications owned by the Indian Air Force, the company said.
However the company has not disclosed the value of the contract. Currently, the IAF uses 28 aircraft of this type.

This contract follows an earlier deal by the company in overhauling the existing APU’s. Convinced of the holding’s competence in APU production and repair, the IAF representation recently approved the first two auxiliary power units overhauled by Technodinamika, the statement added.
The company had earlier won an IAF bid in June 2015 to overhaul 11 APUs for the IL-76 and its derivatives.

A bigger upgrade of the IL-76 fleet is also under discussion with Russia.
In October last year, ahead of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s visit to Russia, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared engine and avionic upgrades for the Air Force’s fleet of IL-76 transport and IL-78 mid-air refuelling aircraft to cost about Rs. 4300 crore,

Spares and support has been an issue of concern for the Indian military with respect to Russian military hardware. Faced with increasing competition from the U.S. and Israel in the defence sector, Russian firms are moving to localise spares and supply issues to maintain their position in the Indian defence sector.

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Russian Firm to Set Up Service Center for IAF Aircraft Fleet

Technodinamika, a holding company of Rostec State Corporation of Russia, will set up a service centre in India to boost support to the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) aircraft fleet of Russian origin.
The company has recently won a contract to supply Auxillary Power Units (APU) to the IL-76 transport aircraft of the IAF.

“In the very near future we are going to open a service centre in India. It will be arranged in compliance with the principles of the ‘Make in India’ program, under which aircraft repair and maintenance will be localised in India. In this case, the IAF will be assured of guaranteed deadlines and a high quality of performed works,” Maxim Kuzyuk, CEO of Technodinamika said.


It will improve availability of spares for aircraft and increase the operational availability of aircraft.
According to the terms of the tender for APU’s, Technodinamika will supply nine APUs for the IL-76 aircraft and its modifications owned by the Indian Air Force, the company said.
However the company has not disclosed the value of the contract. Currently, the IAF uses 28 aircraft of this type.

This contract follows an earlier deal by the company in overhauling the existing APU’s. Convinced of the holding’s competence in APU production and repair, the IAF representation recently approved the first two auxiliary power units overhauled by Technodinamika, the statement added.
The company had earlier won an IAF bid in June 2015 to overhaul 11 APUs for the IL-76 and its derivatives.

A bigger upgrade of the IL-76 fleet is also under discussion with Russia.
In October last year, ahead of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s visit to Russia, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared engine and avionic upgrades for the Air Force’s fleet of IL-76 transport and IL-78 mid-air refuelling aircraft to cost about Rs. 4300 crore,

Spares and support has been an issue of concern for the Indian military with respect to Russian military hardware. Faced with increasing competition from the U.S. and Israel in the defence sector, Russian firms are moving to localise spares and supply issues to maintain their position in the Indian defence sector.

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Spares and support was an issue in 1960 during my fathers service in IAF as well. Now the issues are being addressed by the result oriented Government under the leadership of PM Modiji and I hope he stays in power for the next 3 terms and grooms a dynamic leader to take over. I would like to see Mrs. Smiriti Irani to be the next leader after PM Modiji's 3 terms.

 

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Xiaomi to set up 2 plants, launch more devices in India

 

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Airbus Plans Global Hub in India for Panther Copters

Europe’s Airbus Group which is competing for aircraft orders from India’s navy and air force Monday said it will build local assembly lines if these projects come through.

The final assembly lines to make Panther helicopters for the Navy and C295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force will be built at a cost of over Rs.5,000 crore and will create over 10,000 high skilled jobs, the aerospace and defence firm said in New Delhi.

“We are proposing to establish a final assembly line in India for the AS565 MBe Panther helicopters, if we get the Naval Utility Helicopters contract,” said Pierre de Bausset, president and managing director, Airbus Group India. “We will have India as the global hub for Panthers,” he added.

He said along with the final assembly line, Airbus will set up tier I, II and III supply chain infrastructure in India for these helicopters.

Airbus Helicopters is in the process to form a joint venture company with Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd. This company hopes to become the private strategic partner on helicopter platforms.
On 24 January, the defence production arm of the Mahindra Group, Mahindra Defence and Airbus Helicopters had signed a so-called statement of intent to produce military helicopters in India.
The companies plan to set up a final assembly line in India, develop tier-1 and tier-2 suppliers and make extensive transfer of technology, to achieve 50% indigenous content.

In July, Mahindra Defence and Airbus Helicopters had signed an in-principle agreement to set up a joint venture to manufacture helicopters in India, seeking to tap a military hardware market estimated to grow to $41 billion in seven years.

Apart from the Naval Utility Helicopters, the joint company will also target the Reconnaissance & Surveillance Helicopters (RSH) requirement of over 200 units with the H125M Fennec and the Naval Multi-Role Helicopters (NMRH) requirement of more than 120 units with the H225M (previously marketed as EC725).

The company also plans to establish a final assembly line in India for the C295 military transport aircraft in partnership with Tata Group companies.

The C295 is being proposed as a replacement for the Indian Air Force’s ageing Avro fleet.
The company said the selection process is on track and field evaluation trials are expected in the near future.

The Make In India initiative launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014 aims to boost domestic manufacturing and create jobs. Twenty-five sectors were identified for Make In India, from automobiles to aviation to pharmaceuticals to tourism and wellness.
Stressing that the Group is already making in India through its over 45 suppliers, de Bausset said, “What we buy in India, we make in India.”

Referring to the Indian government rules restricting foreign ownership in the Indian defence sector to 49%, de Bausset said: “The issue is not the limit per se. The business case for high-tech transfer to India becomes more compelling if foreign OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) are allowed to have adequate equity and management control in the joint venture in line with the risks they are taking and the contributions they are providing.”

In a first for any foreign aerospace and defence OEM in India, Airbus Group exceeded the $500 million annual procurement mark from India in 2015, Mint reported on 12 March.
Airbus Group has now set its sight on exceeding $2 billion in cumulative procurement, covering both civil and defence, in the five years up to 2020, Mint reported citing de Bausset.
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Thales teams up with Reliance to make Sonar.

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Airbus-Mahindra to assemble Panther Copter in India.


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Make in India for M777 Howitzer to Take Center Stage at DefExpo

NEW DELHI: BAE Systems' world-class, battle-proven M777 ultra lightweight howitzer, for which India and the United States are in discussions for a Foreign Military Sale for the Indian Army, will take centrestage at the company's stand at the ninth edition of DefExpo, India's premier land, naval and security exhibition in Goa later this month.

The company recently reaffirmed its commitment to Make in India by down-selecting Mahindra and Mahindra as its business partner for its proposed in-country assembly, integration and test facility, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

In addition to the M777, the company's showcase will include the Archer 155 mm FH 77 BW L52 self-propelled howitzer along with a full spectrum of munitions spanning hyper velocity projectile, 81 mm mortar, 105 mm and 155 mm artillery ammunition, 120 mm tank ammunition and the 3P ammo.

Recognising the ever-increasing importance of cyberspace in the defence mix, BAE Systems will also be showcasing its cyber defence and intelligence capabilities "giving our experts the opportunity to engage with local sector participants and demonstrate our unique set of solutions, systems, experience and processes", the statement said.

"These, combined with our Cyber Special Forces -- some of the most skilled people in the world -- enable us to defend against cyber attacks, fraud and financial crime, enable intelligence-led policing and solve complex data problems," the statement added.

The Hawk advanced jet trainer (AJT), with 123 aircraft ordered to date by the Indian Air Force (106) and the Indian Navy (17), will also find prominence on the stand.

"DefExpo is a strategic platform for the company to demonstrate our commitment to partner India to Make in India. Our showcase curates a range of capabilities and equipment, every one of which has a Make in India vision. In particular, the show is an excellent platform for us to strengthen existing partnerships and activate new ones," BAE managing director for India and South Asia John Brosnan said.

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Defsys To Produce CONTROP’s Electro-Optical Solutions In India

Defsys Solutions Pvt Ltd has collaborated with Israeli firm CONTROP to market and locally produce its advanced electro- optical solutions for the Indian market. According to Dror Sharon, CONTROP's President & CEO, "We are delighted to partner with the Indian company, Defsys, a supplier of electro-optic solutions to the Indian Ministry of Defense. The company has very advanced manufacturing facilities that will allow us to produce our products in India, and thus meet the 'Make in India' policy promoted by the Indian government. CONTROP has been active in India for more than 10 years. There is a significant need in India for our extremely popular intruder detection systems and camera payloads, which their unique technology characteristics make them good value for money solutions. We see the Indian market as strategic and with huge potential – and are very much ready to transfer knowledge and production to local industry." According to Mr. Dmitry Bernadiner, Defsys’ Executive Director, "We are proud to partner with CONTROP – a global leader in electro-optics – and to manufacture CONTROP’s unique solutions in India".

Defsys To Produce CONTROP’s Electro-Optical Solutions In India

 

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Finland-based Salcomp plans to set up factories in India

 

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IDN TAKE: Make in India's Most Ambitious Project - Future Ready Combat Vehicle

The Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) for the Indian Army represents the most ambitious "Make in India" project so far with complete designing, development, production and life cycle support to be the responsibility of the selected company.
Given the futuristic requirement, the Indian Army is planning to design and develop a new generation, state-of-the-art combat vehicle platform for populating its Armoured Fighting Vehicle fleet in the coming decade as indicated in the Request for Information issued by the Directorate General of Mechanised Forces (DGMF) General Staff Branch Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army) on 10 June 2015.
Requirements
This vehicle, which will be called the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV), will form the base platform for the Main Battle Tank which is planned to replace the existing T-72 tanks in the Armoured Corps.
This armoured fighting vehicle needs to be developed on a modular concept as part of a family of combat vehicles. The Tracked Main Battle Tank will be the primary/base variant and the entire project will be called the Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV).
A ‘Future’ Combat Platform design must cater for ‘future’ battlefield environment and technological possibilities. To address the future battlefield scenario and the envisaged force profile in the coming years, the FRCV needs to be developed on a modular concept with a high degree of flexibility in a manner that, as a tank platform, it can address the varying requirements of different terrain configurations.
Impetus for Private Industry
As per a MoD communique released in July 2015, some of the premium private companies to whom the Expression of Interest (EOI) has been issued are Larsen & Toubro (L&T); Tata Power (Strategic Engineering Division); Tata Motors; Mahindra & Mahindra; Bharat Forge; Pipavav Defence; Rolta India; Punj Lloyd; Titagarh Wagons and the government owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
It was reported that Tata Motors would be bidding along with Bharat Forge with a technology partnership with General Dynamics (GD) maker of the US Army's famous M-1 Abrams tank; and Stryker ICV. Tata Power (SED) will bid on its own whereas L&T and Mahindras are planning a joint bid with technology from UK-based BAE Systems. The OFB is likely to partner with Israeli firms who have developed the Merkava and may be the dark horse given that it does not have to compete in the first stage for selection of the Development Agency.
Project Characteristics
Outlining some of the key characteristics the FICV is expected to have advanced operational capabilities with state of the art technologies for operations in plain and desert terrain and will comprise of a family of variants. The trial evaluation will therefore be carried out in the plains and the desert sectors. It is also planned to subsequently develop other need-based variants on this platform.
The tracked vehicle is expected to have an amphibious capability with full combat load to be able to carry a crew of three and a stick of minimum eight personnel with combat loads. Transportability for tactical, operational and strategic mobility is anticipated. The principle weapon system is likely to be a fourth generation fire and forget Anti Tank Guided Missile with a range of over 4000 m with Lock on Before Launch (LOBL) or Lock on After Launch (LOAL) capabilities. The selected vendor is likely to be tested in terms of ability to provide technology for the Engine, Armoured protection, Gun and munition, transmission and steering and running gear.
The following variants are planned to be developed on the FRCV platform:
(1) Tracked Main Battle Tank -Primary variant
(2) Tracked Light Tank
(3) Wheeled Version
(4) Bridge Layer Tank (BLT)
(5) Trawl Tank and Mine Ploughs
(6) Armoured Recovery Vehicle (ARV)
(7) Self Propelled Artillery Gun/Howitzer
(8) Air Defence Gun/Msl System
(9) Artillery Observation Post Vehicle
(10) Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle
(11) Armoured Ambulance
Closing Thoughts
Col (Retd.) Arun Kumar opines the Indian Army's RFI for FRCV raises several questions: Is our industry capable of affecting a turnaround and seeing the program through to completion? Are the production facilities capable of meeting the demands of large-scale deployment? Do they have the resources to sort out teething troubles with new technologies quickly and roll out fixes across the entire fleet? It is tough to be optimistic with the past experience, success will be determined not so much by its design specifications, but more by the industry's ability to perform and deliver a working product on time and within a limited budget. The decision to firm up the design of this platform through global tender is a step in the right direction and with "Make in India" concept this may become a reality taking the country closer to self-reliance in the defence sector. (Adapted from Directorate General of Mechanized Forces (DGMF) Request For Information)
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Insistence on a global tender is flawed. A better approach is cooperation between local vendors. A global tender will introduce greater delays as well as long term technology dependence.

 

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Every defence service is inserting their choice of foreign supplier into every major program. There is great reluctance to leverage knowledge already gained. The problem is this approach mostly fails in execution even if it looks perfect on paper.

 

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A better approach is to design products locally and buy technologies as needed.

This approach will invariably result in greater IP creation and lowering of prices.

 

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The DRDO labs cvrde and vrde can be the designers and fabricators can be designated private companies. We feel that combat vehicles can be developed in india and built in large quantities, even for export.

 

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Saab And Tata Power SED To Jointly Develop And
manufacture Self-Protection Systems for Land-based Platforms in India

 

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Hindustan Aeronautics annual report has come out. A weak report is presented as a good report. The statistics:

12 Su30 produced against a target of 15
17 Hawk assembly touted as achievement which can be done by a small firm with ease
30 helicopters against capacity of 50
Just ONE Tejas produced in entire financial year

A fifty year old company with such large footprint is happy with a turnover of 16500 crore?? Is that commendable? Exports of Rs 450 crore including offsets. Is that commendable.

HAL is a disaster. Glowing example of what not to do in Make in India.