Army chief Dalbir Singh launches website on Army's Make projects

[Mujraparty]

The Army has identified 10 projects under 'Make' category for manufacturing by domestic defence industry. These projects were uploaded on MoD websites about two months back for information of industry and the research agencies working in the field.

Army chief General Dalbir Singh today launched a website on the Army's Make Projects. He also emphasized that the Ministry of Defence can make successful use of MAKE projects in import substitution which needs to be accelerated as private industry has time and again proved that they have the requisite technologies, technical competence and capabilities to deliver the solutions. He said that these are the low hanging fruits which the Ministry of Defence can start working on immediately. With increasing levels of import substitution, India will be closer to its goal of self-reliance.

On the occasion, General Dalbir Singh had announced that the Indian Army was soon going to have its own Design Bureau. Rapid changes in technology and consequent changes in war fighting techniques, requires the user i.e. Army to be constantly involved at every stage from conceptualization, design, development, trials and production for sustenance. To facilitate the same, the Army Design Bureau shall be the interface of the Army with DRDO, Academia, DPSU's, OFB's and private industry paving way for high quality research and development of defence products.

Following the formal announcement of establishment of the Army Design Bureau and launch of the Website, a detailed deliberation on the Army's Make Projects was carried out in the second session of the seminar. The Army has identified 10 projects under 'Make' category for manufacturing by domestic defence industry. These projects were uploaded on MoD websites about two months back for information of industry and the research agencies working in the field. These projects include 125 mm smooth bore barrel with gun article, improved ammunition for T-72 and T-90 tanks, 1000 HP engines for T-72, Individual Under Water Breathing Apparatus, Environment Control Unit and Auxiliary Power Units for T-90 tanks Advanced Pilotless Target Aircrafts, Maneuverable Expendable Aerial Targets, Tracked Light Dozers, Assault Track Way and Modern Aircraft Refueling Pump. Sources have revealed that the Indian Army is considering more projects to be taken up in Make category, for which the preliminary process is already on.

The Seminar on Make Projects was organized in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi. The Secretary Defence Production AK Gupta, Secretary Defence Production was the Guest of Honour at the event which was attended by a large number of dignitaries and senior representatives of Indian Industry, Academia and leading research agencies.


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[4GTejasBVR]

Now it's getting interesting and on right mark..

These projects include 125 mm smooth bore barrel with gun article, improved ammunition for T-72 and T-90 tanks, 1000 HP engines for T-72, Individual Under Water Breathing Apparatus, Environment Control Unit and Auxiliary Power Units for T-90 tanks Advanced Pilotless Target Aircrafts, Maneuverable Expendable Aerial Targets, Tracked Light Dozers, Assault Track Way and Modern Aircraft Refueling Pump. Sources have revealed that the Indian Army is considering more projects to be taken up in Make category, for which the preliminary process is already on

... Good to see minute requirements which can be made I India has to be made in India. Imports should stop for these small small add-ons