August - September 2020 | Vol VIII | Issue 1 LAND, NAVAL & INTERNAL HOMELAND SECURITY SYSTEMS MAGAZINE MoD Releases Draft Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy 2020 In association with AEROSPACE & DEFENCE DIRECTORY (REVISED 6TH EDITION) The Largest Compendium on Aerospace & Defence Industries with profile and Product details of more than1500+ Industries. Soft Copy Available AEROSPACE th ( PDF and Excel Format) 6 Edition DEFENCE Revised DIRECTORY A Compendium of Indian Aerospace & Defence Industries For More Details Contact Email : [email protected] [email protected] Tel : +91 9448447509 9480551925 Aerosun Media Pvt Ltd # B 2, Sapphire, Prakruthi Township, 1st Block, 3rd Cross, Babusapalaya, Kalyan Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560043 www.aeromag.in Editorial Defence & Aerospace Firms Shift Gears to Join War Against Pandemic he COVID-19 crisis has severely affected the defence and aerospace industries the world over and India is no exception. Apart from major financial setbacks, Tthe sector has witnessed significant job losses. However, in order to survive, Regional Representatives many of these companies have been searching for innovative solutions and utilizing cutting-edge technologies. Berlin, Germany One important task taken up by these industries as part of diversification is the Detlef Becker manufacture of materials essential for the health sector to tackle the pandemic. E : [email protected] These vital items include ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizers, T : + 497 112317595 masks and face shields. M : + 491 701626053 Among the first Indian defence public sector undertakings to engage in this effort was BEL. But after the Government of India issued a call to private defence firms and Paris, France MSMEs engaged in defence production to consider manufacture of medical supplies, Marie-Thérèse Bonfigli several of these companies have shouldered the crucial responsibility. 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Nagar, Bangalore - 19 4 SAILORS & WARRIORS Content 06 MoD Releases Draft Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy 08 HENSOLDT Delivers Radar for Bundeswehr Counter-UAV system 10 IMDEX Asia to Showcase the Best of Naval and Maritime World 12 Airbus Signs Contract with UK MOD for Skynet 6A satellite 14 Rostec Demonstrated TOS-1A Capabilities to Foreign Customers 17 Eastern Naval Command Gets New Chief of Staff 22 Warship IN LCU L-57 built at GRSE commissioned 24 WFEL Receives US Defense Contract 27 Smart Shooter Launches SMASH HOPPER 29 2 Mega Watt Solar Power Plant inaugurated at Naval Station 31 IDF Commences Training 32 IWI Expands its Offerings with Riot-Control Solution 34 Schiebel Pacific and Raytheon teams up for the LAND 129 Phase 3 40 First batch of Rafale inducted to Indian Airforce 42 Naval Ship Repair Yard, Kochi comes to the aid of Philippine Navy ship SAILORS & WARRIORS 5 MoD Releases Draft Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy 2020 • To create an environment that encourages R&D, rewards innovation, creates Indian IP ownership and promotes a robust and self-reliant defence industry. The Policy brings out multiple strategies under the following focus areas: • Procurement Reforms • Indigenization & Support to MSMEs/Startups • Optimize Resource Allocation • Investment Promotion, FDI & Ease of Doing Business • Innovation and R&D • DPSUs and OFB overnment of India, to provide impetus to self- • Quality Assurance & Testing Infrastructure reliance in defence manufacturing, multiple • Export Promotion Gannouncements were made under ‘Atmanirbhar The draft DPEPP 2020 can be accessed at https://ddpmod. Bharat Package’. In implementing such framework and to gov.in/dpepp and https://www.makeinindiadefence. position India amongst the leading countries of the world in defence and aerospace sectors, Ministry of Defence (MoD) has formulated a draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020 (DPEPP 2020). The DPEPP 2020 is envisaged as overarching guiding document of MoD to provide a focused, structured and significant thrust to defence production capabilities of the country for self- reliance and exports. The policy has laid out following goals and objectives: • To achieve a turnover of Rs 1,75,000 Crores (US$ 25Bn) including export of Rs 35,000 Crore (US$ 5 Billion) in Aerospace and Defence goods and services by 2025. • To develop a dynamic, robust and competitive Defence industry, including Aerospace and Naval Shipbuilding industry to cater to the needs gov.in/admin/webroot/writereaddata/upload/ of Armed forces with quality products. recentactivity/Draft_DPEPP_03.08.2020.pdf for public • To reduce dependence on imports and take consultation and seeking inputs/comments from forward “Make in India” initiatives through the stakeholders. Based on the comments received, domestic design and development. the policy would be promulgated by the MoD. • To promote export of defence products and Inputs/comments on the draft DPEPP 2020 is solicited latest become part of the global defence value chains. by August 17, 2020 to the email id [email protected]. 6 SAILORS & WARRIORS The Union Minister for Defence, Rajnath Singh and the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria with the Senior Officials of Ministry of Defence and the Commanders of Indian Air Force on the inaugural day of Air Force Commanders’ Conference, in New Delhi on July 22, 2020 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visiting a forward post near LoC in Kupwara District of Jammu-Kashmir with General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC , the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC and other senior officers. SAILORS & WARRIORS 7 HENSOLDT Delivers Radar for Bundeswehr Counter - UAV System Excellent classification performance of small targets: HENSOLDT’s Spexer 3D radar. s part of the end of this year to meet The new Spexer radar use worldwide. German Army’s the requirements of NATO generation additionally HENSOLDT is a pioneer of A “qualified air VJTF (= Very High Readiness closes the gap in the technology and innovation defence” drone defence Joint Task Force) 2023. reconnaissance capability in the field of defence and programme, sensor The contract was of close-range small targets security electronics. Based specialist HENSOLDT is awarded after a test within ground-based in Taufkirchen near Munich, supplying the latest version firing at the Baumholder air defence. Parallel to the company is a German of its “Spexer 2000 3D” military training area. drones, the classic air and Champion with strategic radar to system integrator The third generation of ground target catalogue leadership positions in the Kongsberg Defence & HENSOLDT’s “Spexer 2000 - such as helicopters, field of sensor solutions Aerospace. Spexer will be 3D” radar demonstrated combat aircraft, armoured for defence and non- part of the C-UAS system outstanding classification vehicles etc. - can also be defence applications. (Counter-Unmanned Aerial performance of small detected and classified. HENSOLDT develops new System), which is based targets in very demanding These capabilities set new products to combat a wide on Kongsberg’s remote- scenarios. Due to the small standards in the field of range of threats based controlled “Protector” radar cross section, high radar-based self-protection. on innovative approaches weapon station, both manoeuvrability and high Of the previous to data management, mounted on an armoured optical reconnaissance generations of Spexer robotics and cyber security. GTK “Boxer” vehicle. performance of these radar, over 150 systems With approximately 5,500 Initially 10 systems are micro-drones, they pose have already been employees, HENSOLDT under contract. Radar a particular threat to delivered