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Make in India: Government places defence order worth Rs 2 lakh crore - The Economic Times

Government has placed Defence order worth Rs 2 lakh crore under buy and Make in India category to boost local manufacturing sector, a senior government official today said.

"In the last one year, Rs 2 lakh crore worth order has been already placed under buy and Make in India category. This itself precludes a larger role of foreign investors and gives greater flexibility to domestic industry to participate in Defence order," DIPP Joint Secretary Shubhra Singh said while speaking at Electronica India event here.

She said that among 25 sectors identified for Make in India campaign, Defence and aerospace is being increasingly looked upon as one of the most promising segments to push indigenous manufacturing.

"... Over next seven years, there is expected spend of USD 130 billion on Defence forces and additional USD 110 billion on homeland security. This is a type of opportunity before domestic manufacturers and also for foreign investors," Singh said.

She said in service core to Defence sector, there will be higher planned capital spend in future.

"It is important that the Aerospace and Defence industry leverage ESDM (Electronic System Design and Manufacturing) policies to drive down operation cost," Singh said.

As per a report by India Electronics and Semiconductor Association in partnership with Roland Berger, Indian aerospace and defence market is the 7th largest globally with strong demand emanating across the triad of user services.

At a sub-system level, the total opportunity for electronics sector that emerges in user service segment is about USD 58 billion over next 12-15 years considering platform requirements for the user services, the report said.

"This is the right time to investment in India. There are incentives under MSIPS which have attracted investments but it is not as per expectation," TRAI Chairman RS Sharma said while recalling his experience as Secretary for the Department of Electronics and IT.

Defence Research and Development Organisation Director KD Nayak said that designing and making of defence equipment in India is important to generate trustworthiness in products.

"About 50-53 per cent Defence equipment are being made in India. DRDO production value is around Rs 1.7 lakh crore and our target is to reach 70 per cent of production by 2018. In electronic sector, we are good in design but poor in manufacturing. We are in transitional phase," Nayak said.

He said that private sector needs to invest in research and development and develop intellectual property right.

"In Defence sector you have to take some risk. Stringent requirements are there. It requires different product design than what is required in commercial space. If you to reach 70 per cent of Defence manufacturing, private sector will have to come," Nayak said.
 
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Make in India: Government places defence order worth Rs 2 lakh crore - The Economic Times

Government has placed defence order worth Rs 2 lakh crore under buy and Make in India category to boost local manufacturing sector, a senior government official today said.

"... over next seven years, there is expected spend of $130 billion on defence forces and additional $110 billion on homeland security. This is a type of opportunity before domestic manufacturers and also for foreign investors," Singh said.

"About 50-53 per cent Defence equipment are being made in India. DRDO production value is around Rs 1.7 lakh crore and our target is to reach 70 per cent of production by 2018. In electronic sector, we are good in design but poor in manufacturing. We are in transitional phase," Nayak said.

"In Defence sector you have to take some risk. Stringent requirements are there. It requires different product design than what is required in commercial space. If you to reach 70 per cent of Defence manufacturing, private sector will have to come," Nayak said.
Some of it, I think is the Brahmos, Akash and OFB Dhanush. Do you have any details of which systems are in the list.

regards
 
Defence Ministry sets up task force to select Indian private companies for mega projects | idrw.org

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry has set up a high powered task force to select Indian private companies for mega 'Make in India' defence manufacturing projects, accelerating its process of reforming complex procurement rules.

The task force, to be led by former DRDO Chief VK Aatre, has been mandated to set a selection criteria for 'strategic partners' — private companies that will be given key defence projects like aircraft manufacturing, warship production and complex weapons systems under the Make in India initiative.

Things will be clearer after the first meeting of the task force takes place by the end of this month." Sources said the task force, which will include representatives from the industry, armed forces, defence ministry, banking sector, credit rating agency, specialized consultancy and public sector units, is expected to submit detailed criteria at the earliest for incorporation into the new defence procurement policy being planned by the ministry.

The criteria to qualify as strategic partners is likely to be critical to the future of major private players venturing into defence manufacturing. As per the proposals of the Dhirendra Singh panel on reforms, strategic partners will be identified for six major types of projects that encompass all major contracts.

Only one or two players are to be selected for the six types of projects, restricting total number of private companies for mega projects to about a dozen. These projects include aircraft, warships, armoured fighting vehicles complex missile systems, command and control networks and critical materials.

Some of it, I think is the Brahmos, Akash and OFB Dhanush. Do you have any details of which systems are in the list.

regards

looked everywhere but don't see what systems will be in the list your guess is as good as mine...
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Tata Motors to deliver first lot of all terrain defence vehicles by December - The Economic Times

The company has won Rs 900 crore order for over 1,200 all terrain '6 by 6' heavy mobility vehicles from the Defence Ministry to be delivered over next two years.

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DRDO develops special protective uniform for soldiers: Government - The Economic Times

(DRDO) has developed special protective clothing for soldiers deployed in extreme cold weather and glacier regions, where temperature goes up to - 40 C, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar told in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Friday.

He added that the special protective items developed for Nuclear, Biological & Chemical ( NBC) clothing include suits, gloves, boots, haversack, casualty bag full & Half, and Decontamination Suit, which provide protection for 24 hours, mainly from chemical warfare agents.

A blast protection suit has been developed for mine clearing operation, he said.

Parrikar mentioned that the suit provides comfort, mobility and maximum protection against the blast of APNM-M14 mines from a distance of 30 cm and the boot anti-mine equipment provides safety to defence personnel from explosion of landmine.

He further added that many of the protective items developed by DRDO have been inducted into services and productionised through ordnance factories.

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IAF's Garud Commando Force to get mini drones for covert operations - The Economic Times

From Israeli sniper and assault rifles to European "underwater open-circuit diving equipment", the Special Forces of the armed forces are slowly but surely inducting specialised weaponry and equipment for their clandestine warfare and counter-terrorism operations.

Defence ministry sources on Monday said the latest acquisition is the Rs 27 crore contract for 65 micro UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) or spy drones for IAF's Garud Commando Force. The Navy, in turn, awaits the already-approved construction of two "midget submarines" or "chariots" for its marine commandos at a cost of Rs 2,017 crore.

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