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India's Export While the global defence trade is a huge $64 billion yearly, ’s export share is a mere $150 million p2 a commercial feature

India is the biggest importer of defence equipment, and Defexpo 2016 is an opportunity for vendors to showcase their equipment

India’s Defense Defexpo India is on Boeing has a rich portfolio of products tailored for India, such as P-8I, C-17 Globe- master III, Chinook a steady growth path and Apache p4 By Amit Cowshish he ninth edition of demands for grant to Parliament, There are a few other areas that Defexpo India – a which have now been compressed to need special attention. biennial exhibition of four. From next fiscal, there will be One, the impending implementation land, naval and inter- one demand each for the revenue of the Seventh Pay Commission rec- nal security systems – and capital expenditure of armed ommendations would require substan- Tis being held at Naqueri Quitol in forces. The third demand will encom- tial money. The salary budget of South Goa from March 28-31, 2016. pass both the revenue and capital All eyes armed forces had more than doubled Now A The previous edition, held in February expenditure of all other organisations are set on after the Sixth Central Pay 2014 in Delhi, recorded a huge under the ministry of defence’s the new Commission. The additional require- Potent Force growth in foreign as well as domestic administrative control, and the fourth DPP that ment of funds on account of salary Technology provides companies’ participation over its pre- will cater for defence pensions. This may and pensions of all central govern- Defence allocations: Capital budget the Indian Navy the vious editions. Clearly, Defexpo India will help the ministry of defence provide ment employees, including armed is steering the path of steady growth focus exclusively on armed forces. impetus to forces, could make it all the more (In(In rupeesrupees crore;crore; oneone crorecrore == tenten mmiilliion) ability to perform its the task of securing and has been receiving overwhelming But retention of the old system of difficult for the government to pro- 2016-17 (BE) 2015-16 (RE) 2015-16 (BE) 2014-15 (Actual) and unprecedented international classification of budgetary allocation country’s vide additional funds to armed India’s maritime military 0 5000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 response with each edition. will not help “effective outcome ori- capability forces for any other purpose. domain p6 India remains the world’s biggest ented monitoring of implementation Two, operational serviceability Army importer of defence equipment, and of programmes and schemes/pro- of equipment held by the servic- so Defexpo 2016 will provide an jects” or “optimum utilization of es and the depleting stock of opportunity for vendors to showcase resources,” which is the stated objec- war wastage reserve (WWR) are Navy their equipment to decision makers. tive of this exercise. Outcomes can- areas of concern. What is left Now, in this year’s Union Budget, not be monitored if the allocation of the revenue budget after pro- while some may find the 1.84% rise continues to be made largely under viding for the salaries and other IAF in the outlay for armed forces as inad- budget heads such as pay and allow- obligatory expenses on ration, equate, but with reference to the ances, stores, aircraft and aero- clothing, transportation, etc, is Designing revised estimate (RE) for the current engine, heavy and medium vehicles, insufficient to ensure desired year, the increase works out to a other equipment and so on. level of WWR and serviceability Defence the Aircraft respectable 11.17%. In fact, this rate To facilitate such monitoring, it is of equipment. A mere 10% R&D Org Airbus has much to is marginally higher than the average necessary that the funds are allocated increase in allocation under contribute to Indian annual rate at which the actual for specific programmes, projects and the ‘stores’ budget head, Land & works defence industrial base. expenditure of armed forces has activities. The current system of moni- which caters for these critical grown every year since 2005-06. toring which is focused on utilisation, objects of expenditure, is Its aim is to create a Another feature of this year’s without any reference to outcomes, is unlikely to arrest this malady. strong industrial budget is that the ministry of not really an efficient way of ensuring ecosystem p7 defence used to submit eight optimum utilisation of outlays. turn to page 2

Meet us at DEFEXPO 2016: HALL 3, STAND 3.1.3 2 a commercial feature A major part of Indian defence exports comes from PSUs, which lack the expertise of global defense players

Govt has plans to introduce policy changes to push defence exports and a simplified procurement policy that’s set to encourage domestic output from page 1 Defexpo’s India sets the ball rolling; steady $3 bn of arms exports growth ndia is seeking to boost nies are wary of difficult business arms exports 20-fold in a conditions. decade to $3 billion, but ’s defence exports reached before that it wants to $1.5 billion in 2014, the eighth-larg- achieve $1 billion defence est in the world in a ranking dominat- Iexports to friendly foreign nations by ed by the $23.7 billion sold by the 2020. This push, if successful, would U.S., according to IHS Inc. research. transform one of the world’s biggest India imported $5.6 billion, the most importers into a major seller of after . defence equipment. India estimates exports of materiel According to India’s Defence more than doubled over the two fis- Production Secretary A. K. Gupta, the cal years ended March 2015 to Narendra Modi government has put Rs.9.9 billion ($145 million). Modi’s in place a framework in the last 20 policy changes include fewer curbs months, which if effectively imple- on foreign investment in defence, Three, allocation of Rs 70,663 crore for capital acquisi- mented, should result in increasing easing of export controls and a tions is Rs 4,732 crore more than the RE for the current the indigenous content in the pro- reworked procurement policy that’s year. Though availability of funds is not a prerequisite for curements from the current level of set to encourage domestic output. processing acquisition proposals and signing of contracts, about 40 per cent to nearly 70 per His government has authorized this increase is not very reassuring for potential suppliers. cent, development of certain key about $65 billion of arms purchases at Also, considering that normally only 10% of the contract identified technologies and products, the Cabinet Committee on Security financing ‘weaker nations’ to buy exports, Defence Minister Manohar value is paid on signing of a new contract and the rest of and take volume of defense exports and Defence Acquisition Council meets Indian weapons. The Line of Credit Parrikar has said that the ministry has the payment gets staggered over the delivery period, Rs to $1 billion in five years and $3 bil- since taking power in May 2014 and is facility that is extended by the delisted some of the items for exports. 12,000 crore reported to be available for new schemes lion in next 10 years. targeting a major naval expansion with Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will The Commerce Ministry, as part of would be good enough to sign contracts worth Rs “This will not only take us toward locally made ships. also be used to leverage sales to for- its national strategy for local defence 1,20,000 crore. the goal of self-reliance in defense The Modi government, in a major eign nations. production, is likely to give a major For ‘Make Four, ‘Make in India’ in defence needs production, but will also create tre- policy shift, has notified a new strate- Global Wherever feasible, the possibilities boost to hi-tech and high value-added in India’ in to pick up speed. A committee set up by mendous employment opportuni- gy for export of defence products defence will also be explored for financing of defence exports through incentives in defence the ministry of defence has made sever- ties,” Gupta said in New Delhi in that not only encourages the sale of trade is defence exports through EXIM Bank. the upcoming Foreign Trade Policy to pick up, al recommendations in the report sub- $64 billion; we have December 2015. military equipment to foreign nations India’s A separate strategy to finance (FTP) for 2014-19, in which defence mitted by it in July last year. Some of India sells about $150 million of but has also set a structure for New exports to weaker countries would be exports is the new focus area. to focus these relate to tax reforms and incen- export on tax arms overseas yearly. This is just a Delhi to finance purchase of Indian share is worked out in consultation with MEA, The proposal is to give more incen- reforms, tives to promote exports. A few changes fraction of the $64 billion in world- arms by other countries. just $150 EXIM Bank, DPSUs, private sector tives (including duty benefits) for export in the custom and excise duties for capi- wide defence trade, according to Outlining India’s new strategy for million and other financial institutions. defence exports under Market Linked incentives tal goods, MRO of aircraft and ship repair SIPRI data released recently. harnessing defence exports for both The government has advised all Focus Product Scheme and Focus units have been announced. India defence exports range from commercial opportunity and military embassies across the globe to help in Product Scheme, besides investment, Going forward, all eyes are, of course, now set on the parts for ’s Sukhoi fighter jets to diplomacy, the five-page document pushing both the PSUs as well private in the sector. The equipment being new Defence Procurement Procedure which may provide a naval vessel recently commissioned specifies that a new Defence Export companies in backing to the export of considered are related to counter- more impetus to acquisition of much needed military capa- in Mauritius, the Indian government Steering Committee (DESC) will be weapon systems, emphasising that insurgency, counter-terrorism, anti- bilities by armed forces. Also, the defence minister is had said in parliament in 2015. set up soon, besides a national “the world over, defence exports are drug trafficking, rescue operations, scheduled to do a press conference on the opening day of A major part of the Indian defence defence export facilitation body. covered by the defence diplomacy surveillance, communication and Defexpo India. It will go a long way in restoring the exhibi- exports comes from the state manu- While India has traditionally shied between friendly countries”. night-vision equipment. Exports of heli- tors’ confidence if he were to address their genuine con- facturers that lack some of the away from exporting arms and has To address another long-standing copters, logistics vehicles, sensors, cerns on policies, procedures and financial sustainability expertise of global defense majors. been reluctant to sell lethal weapons demand from the private sector vehicles for weapon platforms and of ‘Make in India’ in defence. This signals a need for more private- abroad, the new strategy is an against ‘back-breaking’ bureaucratic applications as well as general muni- sector involvement even as compa- extreme shift with a provision for red tape in obtaining clearances for tions will also be encouraged.

Defence Budget 2016-2017 : Expert’s View BUDGET IMPACT THAT Excellence at your side WILL BOOST DOMESTIC DEFENCE INDUSTRY The biggest positive are a slew of tax-related measures to incentivize the domestic Aerospace & Defence sector The Defence budget for fiscal 2016-17 and excise duty rates on certain inputs, is Rs 249,099 Crs or USD 37.2 bn, a raw materials, intermediaries and growth of 10.9% in constant currency components will simplify procedures so terms over the revised budget as to reduce cost and improve estimates of USD 33.5 bn. Expectedly competitiveness of domestic industry in the share of revenue expenditure is a Maintenance Repair and Overhauling bit higher compared to previous years (MRO) of aircrafts. as the Government had to Additionally any major defense accommodate the pension and acquisition delivery takes time, and it increase in pay costs and rightly so. holds true for similar project The biggest positive are a slew of undertaken by India Inc with foreign tax-related measures to incentivize the players as partners. But the latter gives domestic Aerospace & Defence sector. India the access to technological And one cannot also overlook that the know-how of defense manufacturing. government has been slowly, but surely, Added to this late last year, the focusing on improving the ease of doing government made few major changes business in this sector, with special focus to the offset policy allowing foreign on reducing dependency on imports and companies more flexibility in choosing building a robust private sector industrial local partners and allocating work. base with its ‘Make in India’ drive. The defense ministry also restored The Budget has made an important ‘services’ as eligible offsets for military provision that will boost domestic contracts. The reinstatement of defence manufacturing and be an services, came as a booster to the impetus for the Make in India maintenance, repair and overhaul campaign. The changes in indirect industry and companies involved in taxes will lead to creation of level modernization of military systems and playing field between domestic life-extension projects. manufacturers and importers of As we host Defexpo India 2016, the equipment and over a long term ninth in the series of biennial Land, possibly make OEMs to set up Sudhakar Gande Naval and Internal Homeland Security manufacturing locally. Chairman, FICCI Aerospace and Systems Exhibition, India is clearly Further, suitable changes in customs Air Defence Committee steering the path of steady growth.

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We need a conducive policy environment for defence manufacturing, and bold reforms that position India as an investment hub A new direction for Indian defence industry By Gaurav Mehndiratta & Rajat Duggal

ndia faces threats both by upward trajectory for defence manu- external forces such as a facturing in the country. precarious neighbourhood and internal threats such Are offsets a boon in vain as national unrest, riots, To begin with, ‘offsets’ are a defence Inaxalism, etc, coupled with mounting procurement mechanism in which pressure to sustain the country’s the governments of certain nations dominance as a potent Asian force to (procuring defence equipment) of offsets are channelised to the takings coming at par in the arena of industrial houses in the country but —Encourage joint ventures: New reckon with. require foreign sellers/service and right platform – for manufacturing defence production. This is a big set- also for comparatively smaller ones joint ventures between Indian private While the defence sector has technology providers (winning strate- latest and technologically advanced back for defence production in India, who might have a latent pool of tal- players and OEMs may also be always been envisaged as one of gic defence contracts) to plough products/equipment or requisition of as RURs were one avenue through ent as well as the requisite capabili- encouraged to provide a thrust to India’s major economic boosters back a portion of their earnings into necessary technology. which leading technology could be ties to contribute effectively to the defence production and augmenting generating mass employment, con- the procuring country’s defence and/ —Negotiate offset channelisation: articulated beyond the realms of gov- defence production arena. the existing assembly lines. One tributing to economic development or ancillary sectors. During actual offset negotiation, the ernmental corridors. —Similar benefits to RuRs/ pri- must definitely learn from the likes of and quenching the security needs of Though highly effective at a concep- The time is government may negotiate offset chan- Global OEMs have a greater level of vate sector: The same benefits/ Indian Space Research Organization the nation, today the country is tual level, in India, offsets have dismal- ripe to nelisation towards projects of immedi- comfort in dealing with private players privileges are to be granted to (ISRO) and Delhi Metro Rail bring in poised as one of the largest import- ly failed to achieve what was really bold ate and strategic importance. For and thus giving them a larger role to RuRs (akin to DPSUs) and they Corporation (DMRC) on this front. ers of defence equipment, contribut- envisaged during their inception as a reforms instance, the government may hand play shall provide a momentous thrust should be placed on an equivalent ing heavily to the adverse balance of concept. Ironically, the implementation that pick projects like manufacturing of bul- to defence production in the country. pedestal in order to help ensure Way forward trade situation and adding to the mechanism structured for defence off- position let proof jackets, surveillance systems While the government plans to their efficient and robust growth. The time is ripe to bring in bold mounting pressure on the exchequer. sets is not conducive, given the preva- for tracking fishing vehicles, etc. and introduce the concept of ‘strategic reforms that position India as an India as an It has thus become increasingly evi- lent rigid policies and practices fol- investment grant such projects multipliers in view partners’ in more or less a similar Public Private investment hub for global defence dent that a firm approach is required lowed by the Ministry of Defence hub for of their tactical importance. footing as that of RUR, one needs to Partnerships (PPP) majors and simultaneously amplify at the government’s end to achieve (MoD). The concept of offsets howev- global see if the policy may actually take off While defence contracting has been defence production capabilities of defence autonomy in defence production. er, can be turned around by recourse majors Raksha Udyog Ratnas or remain a paper policy. While argu- built on the pedestal of PPP models, the country. Joint efforts between A structured step-approach is also to the following measures: (RuRs) – a reincarnation? ments run in both directions, some defence PPP contracting is different the Indian industry and global OEMs provided for the achieving autonomy —Reschedule offset negotiation tim- The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has believe that the concept of ‘strategic from the standard PPP models can help enhance India’s self-reli- in defence production in the ‘Make in ing: The timing of offset-negotiation ironically decided to retain its dec- partnership’ is narrower than RURs adopted for other infrastructure pro- ance, conserve foreign exchange and India conceptual competence ladder’ should ideally be pushed to the post- ade-old barrier against allowing and may not facilitate a long-term jects. Accordingly, the MoD should boost our manufacturing capabilities. contained in the Expert Committee contract negotiation phase. This shall India’s private sector a meaningful business case. consider the following to provide for With the appropriate skill set Report on Make in India in the momentously help enhance the level role in defence production. The Notwithstanding the above, to tap requisite clarity in defence contracts: (labour) and requisite resources (IT Defence sector. This competence of flexibility currently granted to global Kelkar Committee’s futuristic propos- the talent in the private sector —Define contractual execution and auto sectors), India is rightly ladder clearly visualizes how the gov- Original Equipment Manufacturers al of nominating certain private play- towards augmenting defence produc- terms: Clearly defining the terms of poised to become a mighty defence ernment seeks to gradually develop (OEMs) who might then be in a posi- ers as RURs and granting them an tion, the following is required: contractual execution such as deliv- base to reckon with. What remains in-house defence manufacturing tion to plan and park their funds better ‘at-par’ status with Defence Public —Set-up production agencies: The ery, title transfer, etc. to avoid any to be seen now is how the govern- capabilities starting with Life-Cycle in improved avenues. Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) has private sector should serve as pro- ambiguity or doubt from a commer- ment fine tunes its fiscal, economic support and Maintenance at the first —Install skilled administration sys- been scrapped from the Defence duction agencies and technology cial standpoint. and regulatory policy and provides level and going all the way to System tem: A skilled administration system Procurement Procedure (DPP), 2013. transfer from the Defence Research —Import ‘execution and drafting’: the much needed impetus to indus- Design, Development and should be installed to spearhead off- While the introduction of the concept and Development Organization Importing the manner of execution trial players to help establish India’s Manufacture at the last level. set allocation, negotiation implemen- of RURs itself remains a dormant or (DRDO) should be facilitated. and drafting of Engineering, domestic military might. The following are some aspects that tation and monitoring. The domain paper policy till date (not being prac- —Reintroduction of RuRs: The rein- Procurement and Construction (EPC) the government should ponder upon should be reserved for experts rather tically implemented), the scrapping troduction should be done in a man- contracts to strategic defence deals, Gaurav Mehndiratta is Partner and Rajat Duggal is Associate Director, KPMG to lay the building blocks of a flourish- than bureaucrats. This shall help of the same, diminishes all hopes of ner such that it opens up avenues specifically in terms of robust and Defence and Aerospace Advisory ing defence industry and achieve an ensure that investments in the form the private and public sector under- not only for the extremely large detailed tax clauses. Services. Views are personal 4 a commercial feature actured HAL has manuf ay the P-8I weapons b door, tailcone, and the F/A-18 gun bay door & wiring harnesses

Boeing has a rich portfolio of products tailored to India’s unique needs, such as the P-8I, C-17 Globemaster III, Chinook and Apache Playing Enhancing India’s defense a role in India’s industry’s capabilities growth

Manufacturing: Thales’s strategy is in line with the ‘Make in India’ policy of technology transfer o you know that some of joint venture (JV) that will manufacture to India the world’s mightiest aerostructures for aircraft and collabo- names in the world of rate on integrated systems development By Antoine Caput defense—AH-64 Apache, opportunities in India. The JV will initially CH-47 Chinook, B-52 create a manufacturing centre of excel- Backed by a rich history of innovation and DStratofortress, C-17 Globemaster III, F/A- lence to produce aerostructures for the excellence, Thales, a world technology leader 18 Super Hornet, P-8 Poseidon, among AH-64 Apache helicopter and to com- in the defence, aerospace, transportation and others—belong to Boeing. In fact, Boeing pete for additional manufacturing work security sectors, has been playing an essen- Defense, Space & Security is one of the packages across Boeing platforms, both tial role in India’s growth story. The company’s world’s largest defense, space and securi- commercial and defense. Boeing and association with India dates back to 1953 ty businesses. It develops innovative solu- Tata Advanced Systems intend to grow when it first launched its operations in the tions that address evolving capability the JV partnership in the future, with a country. Since then, it has been committed to requirements. The ability to provide cus- focus on opportunities to collaborate on the country and contributing to its develop- tomers with the right solutions at the right development and selling of integrated ment in the fields of defence, aerospace and time, and the right cost, drives the compa- systems. ground transportation (metros and railways). ny’s global success. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has Thales today has over 300 employees Pratyush Kumar, President, Boeing manufactured the P-8I weapons bay working with its wholly-owned Indian sub- India, says that the company’s rich port- door, tailcone, and IFFT, and the F/A-18 sidiary - Thales India Pvt. Ltd. across its folio of products and services, tailored to attack helicopters and 15 CH-47F Chinook gun bay door and wiring harnesses. offices in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad India’s unique needs, includes the P-8I heavy-lift helicopters. Both are the newest Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has deliv- and other cities. multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft, models of these aircraft. “This is a mile- Boeing is ered the Indian-designed Data Link II C-17 Globemaster III strategic lift airlifter, stone in Boeing’s expanding commitment forging for the P-8I, a communications system Partnering with the the heavy lift CH-47F Chinook helicopter, to India. This acquisition enhances the deals that will enable exchange of tactical local industry the combat-proven AH-64 Apache attack ’s capabilities and offers with data and messages between the Indian For years, Thales has been offering the full helicopter and weapons. us an opportunity to further accelerate firms in Navy aircraft, ships and shore estab- scope of defence expertise and experience to Mention must be made of the P-8I ‘Make in India.’ Large sections of the India, lishments. BEL has also delivered the the Indian Armed Forces (the navy, army and long-range maritime reconnaissance and Chinook fuselage are already manufac- both Identification Friend or Foe Interrogator air force). The company has the unique capa- directly antisubmarine aircraft. The P-8I is an tured in India and discussions are on with and (IFFI), a battle management system bility to design, develop and deploy equip- India-unique variant of the US Navy’s our Indian partners to make Apache indirectly that will enable P-8I aircraft to distin- ment, systems and services that meet the P-8A Poseidon and offers India the full parts,” says Kumar. guish friendly aircraft and forces. most complex requirements. range of maritime surveillance and patrol The Apache is the world’s leading mul- Finally, BEL is on contract to provide Thales’s strategy is in line with the Indian missions. In addition, the Indian Ministry ti-role attack helicopter. The AH-64E Pratyush Kumar F/A-18 cockpit panels and has already government’s policy of ‘Make in India’ that of Defence’s agreement with the US gov- Apache, the most modern variant also President, Boeing India started delivering on that contract. seeks to develop and modernize the industri- ernment to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 flown by the US Army, features enhanced Boeing had opened the Boeing al defence base of the country. Globemaster III airlifters is the largest performance, joint digital operability, India is the 14th nation to select the Analysis & Experimentation Center (A&E Thales and HAL have been long-term defense contract to have been signed improved survivability and cognitive deci- Apache and the 19th nation to select Centre) in partnership with BEL in partners, working closely together for over between the two parties. sion aiding. the Chinook. February 2009. Based in Bangalore, the 50 years now. One of the key programmes, Last year’s Indian government’s deal The CH-47F Chinook is an advanced “Boeing is also forging partnerships Center provides defense experimenta- that is, the Mirage 2000 upgrade is a fine with Boeing for production, training and multi-mission helicopter operated by the US with numerous enterprises in India, both tion and decision support services to example of this association. Four upgraded support of Apache and Chinook helicop- Army and 18 other defense forces. The directly and through its extensive net- understand the future warfighting needs Mirage 2000 aircraft have been delivered ters is set to greatly enhance India’s capa- Chinook has proven its ability to operate in work of suppliers, to enhance the coun- of the Indian armed forces. The Center to the Indian Air Force and the rest of the bilities across a range of military and the range of conditions that typify the try’s defense industry,” Kumar says. is staffed with former Indian military per- fleet is being upgraded under the responsi- humanitarian missions. For the record, Indian subcontinent, including delivering For example, Boeing and Tata sonnel and modelling and simulation bility of HAL with the support of Dassault India will receive 22 AH-64E Apache heavy payloads to high altitudes. Advanced Systems have announced a engineers from Boeing. Aviation and Thales teams Thales as per the contract. will work Thales has a strong work- hand in ing relationship with Bharat hand with Electronics Limited with its local whom it has a joint venture partners (JV) ‘BEL-Thales Systems to Assuring Superior Technology contribute Limited’ for civilian and select to growth ground-based military radars. cooperation: MBDA has promised to offer the highest levels of technology transfer to It also has JVs with Samtel India; it is also supporting the push towards ‘Make in India’ for military avionics and airborne sensor sys- tems, and L&T Technology Services for avionics India has set itself a very challenging task. ty. All the groundwork has been done and software. These partnerships further reinforce Not only is it set on a course of modernisation once this project gets the green light, the company’s commitment to the country. necessary to face the threats that it undenia- Indian industry will acquire a level of tech- In addition, through its ‘Go to India’ bly faces on its borders, it has also set itself nology that MBDA has taken years and approach, Thales has also been co-operating on a determined and rapid path of indigenisa- invested heavily in to develop. with the Indian private sector, particularly tion in terms of defence industry sovereignty. The VSHORAD requirement is also something large corporate players and SMEs, to build MBDA, present in India for decades, is deter- that has been discussed in detail in the Indian transfer of technology and supply chain part- mined to partner India along this path by pro- press. From a product capability point of view, nerships. viding not only the very latest advances in MBDA’s Mistral MANPADS has ticked all the guided capability to the country’s boxes. Not surprisingly so because this very Collaborating with the armed forces, but also to cooperate and sup- easy to use, lightweight man-portable, fire and Indian institutions port the push towards ‘Make in India’. forget surface to air weapon deploys a missile Collaborating with the world’s most dynamic With the Indian Air Force enhancing and with a 96% success rate in all firings! During fir- universities is a key aspect of innovation at modernising the operational capabilities of ing evaluation trials carried out for India in 2013 Thales. Thales has collaborated with the Indian its current fleet of aircraft while planning and 2014, the system showed just how effec- Institute of Science Bangalore in October 2015 for the arrival of the Rafale, DEFEXPO 2016 tive it was under desert, mountain and sea con- and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay offers MBDA the ideal opportunity to show- ditions. More significant than all its features and in January 2016 for PhD fellowship schemes. case its extensive range of air-launched advantages over the competition is the fact that Through these partnerships, Thales looks for- guided weapon systems. MBDA is already putting in place the necessary ward to strengthen the knowledge and innova- The MICA is being delivered for the IAF’s process for Mistral to be manufactured under tion ecosystem in India. Mirage 2000 upgrade. It is also a weapon sys- licence in India. tem closely associated with the Rafale. This is MBDA has promised to offer the very high- presence at DefExpo India 2016 the only missile in the world featuring two inter- est levels of technology transfer to India. When Thales is all set to participate in the upcoming operable seekers (active radar and imaging the company discusses a fifth generation tech- 9th edition of Defexpo India 2016. Thales will infrared) to cover the spectrum from close-in nology project with India, this is indeed proof showcase a wide range of systems and equip- dogfight to long beyond visual range. Its ability sion strike against high value targets such as very relevant to India’s requirements. ASRAAM that it means what it says. Currently well ment designed to meet today’s critical needs to fly out to BVR in passive mode before the well protected control bunkers/centres, key is, of course, a major element of the IAF’s advanced in preparing MMP for the French of the armed forces at its Thales booth 5.1.1-b seeker locks on in the final stages of the end infrastructures and military installations from Jaguar upgrade. , which has proven Army, MBDA is also in talks with India about in Hall 5. The Thales booth will cover its capa- game has earned it the sobriquet “silent kill- a safe stand-off distance is crucial in the early itself to be unequalled during working on a co-development based on this bilities in land (vehicle solutions and soldier er”, as the target has little time to react or to days of a conflict, as was shown in Iraq and MBDA is operational launches over technology to produce a next generation ATGM modernisation systems), naval (undersea deploy effective countermeasures. Libya. The French Air Force’s Rafale flies with providing Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, for India, specified to its exact operational and sonars and radars) and air defence (missile The serves to maximise Rafale’s SCALP/STORM SHADOW. The weapon is also the latest is being discussed. With heli- launch requirements. MMP features both fire technologies, radars and support systems). operational capability. This missile’s very long in service with other air forces and has advances copter launched weapons and forget and man-in-the-loop, a special con- range, combined with its ramjet-induced proved its unerring and unmatched ability to in guided such as PARS 3 LR and the trolled effects warhead, the ability to fire Shaping the future missile speed, result in a weapon that has an une- combine very long range with devastating tar- capability Marte family, MBDA can offer against non-line of sight targets and to accept India’s growth is at the heart of Thales’s strat- qualled No Escape Zone. In fact, the Meteor get effect during combat operations. For to Indian India the fullest range of third party target coordinates. egy. The company will continue to strengthen has been designed to be many times superior strikes against ships, Exocet AM39 has also armed capabilities. With products already equipping and ready its presence in the country, working hand in to the most sophisticated current and emerg- been integrated on the Rafale. In its latest forces Much has already been to equip India’s armed forces, with industrial hand with its local partners to contribute to ing Medium Range Air to Air Missile digitised upgrade, it is the perfect naval written about MBDA’s plans focused strongly on ‘Make in India’, and the nation’s development. (MRAAMs) threat. Its advantages provide an weapon for the modern combat jet. SRSAM project. Discussions with the DRDO with government support to transfer the most added dissuasive power to an air force. Of course, going beyond the Rafale, MBDA’s are currently very active to provide the advanced of technologies, MBDA is proud to the author is VP & Country Director – India, Thales Deep strike is a major requirement for a extensive air-launched portfolio includes a num- Indian Navy with this latest generation, ver- boast ‘excellence at your side’ in its partner- modern air force. The ability to deliver a preci- ber of fixed and rotary wing weapons which are tically launched naval air defence capabili- ship with India. 5 a commercial feature age The biggest advant has over all other countries is its readiness to share technology

Jan Widerstrom, CMD, Saab India, in an interview with Business Standard “For us, India is a home market” aab has a clear vision – to be a true and genuine partner to India’s defence industry, believes Jan Widerstrom, CMD, Saab SIndia. In an interview with Business Standard, he says that the focus is not simply on winning bids, but on building business in partnership with Indian partners across the entire hier- archy of manufacturers. teams in Sweden on developing the have to extensively support next generation of defence systems. ground forces? Is Saab ready to build products Teaming In 2012, Saab, in collaboration The first imperative for land forces in and solutions in India, by Indians, Jan Widerstrom, Saab India up with with Elcome Integrated Systems, developing a combat strategy is to for India, and even for export? India for implemented the National ensure coherence between battle How does Saab plan to be part of We believe that these will deliver safe Automatic Identification System on space, security dynamics and the cost the Make-in-India initiative? large benefits to Saab as much as it homeland, the Indian coast line. The NAIS pro- of waging battle. Saab is known for Sweden – and Saab – lead the will to Indian companies. For one, by maritime vides coverage to the entire Indian supplying not just advanced military world’s most successful technology bringing our production to India, local and air Coast, whereby 74 lighthouses are and defence equipment to the world has been transfer and industrial cooperation adaptation will be easier and faster by our core now fitted with Saab systems. but also ensuring that the costs programs, precisely because our inter- being closer to our customers here. message Saab and Reliance Defence are involved are low. ests lie in partnering and co-building Also, we have a lot to gain from ever since jointly developing the next generation To celebrate 40 years of being in technology with our customers. India’s strengths in manufacturing. we came of Combat Management Systems in India, FFV Ordnance is showcasing its The biggest advantage Sweden has here India. In collaboration with Grintex, we new Carl-Gustaf M4, launched in over all other countries is our readi- Which all Indian companies have have deployed Advanced Surface 2014, for the first time at a land ness to share technology. Indeed, we you partnered with for R&D, for Movement Guidance & Control defence exhibition in India at Defexpo. want to collaborate with Indian com- aerospace technologies, for Systems (A-SMGCS) at nine of the The Carl-Gustaf M4 is the latest man- panies in developing technology. This defence systems? eleven busiest airports in India. The portable, shoulder-launched, multi- is in complete synergy with the new Saab has had an established pres- Saab A-SMGCS is enhancing situa- purpose weapon system from FFV Government’s Make in India policy. ence in India for many years now – in tional awareness and runway safety Ordnance, designed to provide users We are all geared up to explore fact, this year we have completed 40 at these airports. We have tied up with flexibility and help troops remain opportunities for long-term industrial years of our collaboration with the with Bharat Forge to work together on agile in any scenario. cooperation with both the public and Ordnance Factory Board. We have a Air Defence systems for India. Our maritime portfolio can provide ogy. Saab’s Gotland Class submarines Saab Barracuda has had a signifi- private sector players in India. joint venture with Aequs in Belgaum, We have a clear vision in India - to Naval and Coast Guard forces com- and Visby Class Corvettes are interna- cant presence in India over the years Teaming up with India for moderniza- Aerostructures Assemblies India, be a true and genuine partner to plete command over the sea. Our tionally recognised for their stealth and has, through its Indian subsidiary tion of defence forces and systems for which is manufacturing assemblies India’s defence industry. For us, India portfolio covers the air, surface, sub- capabilities. Barracuda Camouflage located in safe homeland, maritime and air for commercial and defence aircraft. is a home market. The focus is not surface and maritime surveillance We can support India’s operational Gurgaon, equipped missile batteries boundaries has been our core mes- Our Aerostructures division has a very simply on winning bids, but on build- domains. In 2014, we acquired needs with solutions for surface and with Saab Barracuda camouflage sage ever since we began our opera- large footprint across India – we work ing business in partnership with Kockums, thus adding to our portfolio sub-surface marine platform design & nets, which reduce an object’s signa- tions here. with companies such as Mahindra Indian partners across the entire hier- world-class naval platform technology. construction; surface, anti-submarine ture across the entire electromagnetic We will partner Indian companies Aerospace, Tata Advanced Materials, archy of manufacturers, all the way Saab Kockums designs, builds and and air warfare; Mine Reconnaissance, spectrum, and mobile camouflage either through a teaming agreement Cim Tools and more. We have also set from sub-component suppliers to stra- maintains naval submarines, surface Mine Hunting, Mine Countermeasures; systems, for many years. or through a joint venture. We will up the Saab India Technology Center, tegic partners. vessels and unmanned surface ves- Maritime Surveillance and Coastal & Besides these, we have a wide range share technology with these compa- which is involved in R&D in collabora- sels for minesweeping. These vessels Harbour Security. of cutting-edge Air Defence systems. nies, localize production and offer it to tion with Tech Mahindra. Engineers at What all does your maritime port- incorporate the most advanced both Indian and global customers. this center are working closely with folio (naval offerings) cover? stealth and shock resistance technol- What all solutions does Saab turn to page 8 6 a commercial feature tion The planned inductforms of advanced pla and technology will boost the capabilities of Indian Navy

While we must indigenise as much as we can, but we also have to import the essentials for the Navy as needed The Navy is now a very potent force aritime warfare them, rather than trying to catch up. Electromagnetic requires an array Also, with the growing demands of Aircraft Launch System of platforms and missions to be performed by the (EMALS) developed by weapon systems Indian Navy a wide variety of plat- General Atomics and which need to be forms, weapons and sensors will which is now being Midentified and acquired in line with become necessary for induction. The installed on the Gerald changing technologies and keeping Navy’s long-term technology road- R. Ford class of carriers in mind that obsolescence is very map focuses on weapons, sensors that are joining the US fast in this business. The Indian and cutting-edge technologies. India Navy. Significantly, the Navy’s Indigenisation Plan (INIP) for has made considerable advances in EMALS, is based on the massive Management advanced platforms and technology, 2015-2030 stresses on the need the indigenous development of the power of Direct Current (DC) elec- Systems (CMS). CMS and creation of modern infrastruc- to “identify need-based functional hull and superstructure of warships. tricity and this technology is stated is the heart of a warship and inte- ture, will boost the capabilities of the domains and relevant technologies This has been made possible to be useful even in launching satel- grates the ship’s sensors such as Service even further in the years to required for the next 15 years so through the production of high-grade lites or firing projectiles into space. radars, sonars, electronic warfare come. It is time to take advantage of as to channelize the indigenous steel by SAIL and DRDO. Such advanced technologies can systems, and torpedoes. the new position India has in the efforts to accomplish self-reliance However, the Navy still lags behind Tech be immediately imported. The The Indian Navy is today a potent world to get the best of both worlds in the domain of cutting-edge in areas such as propulsion and provides import option provides various and capable force which is highly – indigenise as much as we can, but the Indian defence technologies”. While the weapons & sensors components. In Navy the kinds of systems and platforms. regarded for its professional compe- import the essentials for the Navy as effort is clearly aimed at indige- the area of propulsion the Navy lags ability to For instance, The Atlas Elecktronik tence. The planned induction of and when necessary. nous manufacture of systems, the behind at 60% and in weapons and perform Active Towed Array Sonar, low-fre- Navy has chosen to develop ship- sensors 30%. In order to reduce its task of quency ASW sonar system oper- borne systems by harnessing dependence on imports the Navy securing ates simultaneously in active and DRDO’s R&D potential and the has sought to bolster its ‘fight’ capa- India’s passive detection modes and pro- Directorate of Indigenisation as bility (basically weapons and sensor maritime vides high-resolution target detec- well as through ‘Transfer of components) by tasking DRDO to domain tion. Similarly, the Atlas Integrated Technology (ToT)’ with partners in design, develop and produce several Mine Countermeasures System industry. technologies, including guns, mis- multi-role MCM Weapon System Technology provides the Indian siles, radars and sonars. The Navy is can cover the complete process of Navy the ability to perform its task of working closely with DRDO, DPSUs Mine Warfare including securing India’s maritime domain. like BEL and private sector firms like Minesweeping, Minehunting and Being a technology intensive service, L&T, Mahindra Defence Systems, Minelaying on up to task unit level the Navy has had to draw a fine bal- Tata Power SED to bridge existing as well as supporting functions ance between import of equipment capability gaps. Indigenisation is the such as hydrography, environmen- and acquisition of indigenously man- right step to move for the Indian tal assessment and surface and ufactured technology. The Navy has Navy. However, some modern tech- air surveillance. already identified around 100 nologies are not going to be immedi- Looking ahead, the Indian Navy advanced technologies for Defence ately available as there is a long lead should start looking at weapon sys- Research and Development time to develop these. tems containing lasers and micro- Organization (DRDO) to develop in US-India collaboration on the waves which are directed-energy the next 10-15 years. Indigenous design of aircraft carriers was hint- weapons that discharge concentrat- development of core military technol- ed at in the joint statement issued ed energy beams to destroy targets ogies will significantly enhance capa- by both countries at the end of with minimum collateral damage. bilities of the Indian Navy. President Obama’s state visit to Back in the present, India has to Therefore, there is a need to look India in January 2015. At the heart look more closely at components at trends of technological advance- of the proposed collaboration is a that fit into ships as well as larger ments in order to invest in inducting US offer to share the systems like the Command Make-in-India for Make in India M777 is important with Russian BAE Systems has recently reaffirmed its commitment to Make-in- support India by selecting Mahindra & Mahindra as its business partner BAE Systems’ world-class, battle proven M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer, for which India and the are in discussions for a Foreign Military Sale for the Indian Army, will take centre stage at the Company’s stand at the ninth edition of DefExpo, India’s premiere Land, Naval and Security exhibition. The Company recently reaffirmed its commitment to Make in India by down-selecting Mahindra and Mahindra as its business partner for the proposed in-country Assembly, Integration & Test facility. In addition to the M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer, the Company’s showcase includes the Archer 155 mm FH 77 BW L52 Self-Propelled Field Howitzer along with a full spectrum of munitions spanning Hyper Velocity Projectile, 81 mm Mortar, 105 mm & 155 mm Artillery Ammunition, 120 mm Tank Ammunition and the 3P Ammo. Russia and India have been cooperating in the defense sector Underlining BAE Systems’ capabilities since 1960. Over the years, the Soviet and then Russian military for the naval forces In May are the world-leading equipment became the backbone of the Indian Armed Forces’ combat capabilities. Along with weapon deliveries, joint efforts have 2015, BAE Mk 45 Mod 4 Naval Systems been underway to develop India’s shipbuilding, aviation and Gun System, a prov- and HAL en, reliable and highly machine-building industries for all these decades. Today, Russia is signed an one of India's key foreign partners in the framework of the Make in MoU on effective automatic India initiative. Manufacturing of T-90S tanks, Su-30MKI ghters and the Hawk 5-inch (127-mm) BrahMos supersonic missiles in India speaks louder than words about naval gun system, the strategic level of relations between the two countries. and the 40Mk4 Naval Gun, an extremely Rosoboronexport seeks to deepen such cooperation and is ready flexible weapon system with its high rate to offer solutions that will enhance India’s national security and will of fire and capability to switch between contribute to the successful development of its national defense optimized ammunition types. industry. To this end, all factors are now available: experience, Broadsword® Spine®, a revolutionary Manager, Weapon Systems, BAE advanced Russian technologies and Russia’s willingness to transfer new wearable technology which incorpo- Systems Inc., and Alistair Castle, General them to Indian partners. rates a power and data distribution net- Manager and Vice President, India. work suitable for the military, law John Brosnan, Managing Director, enforcement and emergency services South East Asia & India, said, “DefExpo who need to charge electronic equip- is a strategic platform for the Company ment ‘on the move’, will also have pride to demonstrate our commitment to part- of place on the BAE Systems stand. The Hawk advanced jet trainer, with ner India to ‘Make in India’. Our show- Recognising the ever-increasing 123 aircraft ordered to date by the case curates a range of capabilities and importance of cyber in the defence mix, Indian Air Force (106) and the Indian equipment, every one of which has a BAE Systems will also be showcasing its Navy (17), will also find prominence on Make in India vision. In particular, the cyber defence and intelligence capabili- the Stand. In May 2015, BAE Systems Show is an excellent platform for us to ties at DefExpo, giving our experts the and HAL signed a memorandum of strengthen existing partnerships and opportunity to engage with local sector understanding which signposted our activate new ones.” participants and demonstrate our joint ambitions surrounding the Hawk Alistair Castle, Vice President & unique set of solutions, systems, experi- programme in India. This covered a General Manager, India, added, “The ence and processes. 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Airbus Group has much to contribute to the Indian defence industrial base. Its aim is to create a strong defence industrial ecosystem in India Designing Partnering India for the future decades to come aircraft By Venkat Katkuri

irbus Defence and Space goes into this year’s Defexpo with a great deal of satisfac- tion at the progress Athat has been achieved in building is being our Indian presence since the 2014 made in cre- event, and more significantly there is ating the joint even greater optimism for the future. venture and they will The aspirations that we have been be ready to move ahead laying out over the last couple of rapidly if our proposals are years are now beginning to crystal- accepted. lise into real-world programmes that At the same time, we are looking will firmly embed us into the Indian to India to ease the barriers to finaliza- Support: Alkan looks defence sector and let us deliver on tion of our contract for the A330 MRTT our aim of creating a strong defence tankers which were selected in an forward to cooperation industrial eco-system in India. open competition more than three with the Indian industry As was recently announced, Airbus at Defexpo we will of course be look- years ago. We have been long awaiting Group exceeded $500 million in annu- ing for customers for our products – the culmination of the process for this Alkan is now recognized by India as a long term partner, al procurement, covering both civil and they are outstanding in their markets contract and we believe it is only rea- since the company has signed, with HAL, a joint-coopera- defence, from India in 2015. As a and some squarely address current Airbus sonable that it should now proceed in tion for the Transfer of Technology of their carriage sys- Group, we are supporting more than Indian requirements – but we are Group is parallel with our growing commitment tem for Indian armed helicopters ALH and LCH. 6,000 jobs across our supplier net- also attending with a strong interest supporting to investing in India. As a long time partner of Dassault, Alkan is on-board work here. It means that for us ’Make in finding new partners and suppli- more than On the space side, we have a the MMRCA adventure too, by providing the latest tech- in India’ is not merely an ambition, it is ers. We are installing ourselves in 6,000 jobs close collaboration with ISRO/Antrix. nology for ejection system: the pneu- today’s reality. We already have Indian India for the decades ahead and we across its We have jointly designed, developed, Alkan is matic energy. “This concept provides a companies embedded in the supply believe that we have much to con- supplier and built communication satellites in the French maintenance free system with higher network expert in chain of our military aircraft, like the tribute to Indian industry. in India. India for European operators. Not weapon ejection performances and low reaction new generation A400M airlifter, the Airbus Group has a proud record Venkat Katkuri only this, we use Indian launchers to carriage on aircraft structure,” says Sébastien market-leading C295W medium trans- around the world of forming produc- put our satellites in orbit, the recent and Joseph, Area Sales Manager for India. port, and the combat-proven A330 tive and equitable partnerships with craft-manufacturing capability in examples being SPOT 6, SPOT 7 and genuine Alkan is the French expert in weapon MRTT tanker. local industry and we are acutely India within a reasonable timeframe, DMC-3 while we have put a majority partner of carriage, and is the genuine partner for As examples, Wipro has received aware of the need to provide work- and nurturing a widened supplier of the Indian INSAT communications most all aircraft manufacturers and integra- technology transfer from an Airbus packages that are on the one hand base with an increasingly skilled satellites in orbit in association with aircraft tors like Dassault, SAAB, Bae Systems, Defence and Space joint venture genuinely valuable in terms of tech- workforce. We could not wish for a Arianespace. We are working to firms Embraer, Bell, Sikorsky, Hindustan company in to manufacture nology, and on the other are realisti- partner with more experience and expand our cooperation with India in Aeronautical Limited, Airbus Helicopters, etc. more than 8,000 aerospace actua- cally executable. That is why we business wisdom than Tata and this critical field. Mounted on more than 60 different aircraft including tors per year for use in our entire believe that the Airbus Defence and together we will turn ‘Make in India’ We wish all exhibitors and visi- Mirage 2000 and the world leader in light combat air- range of aircraft. And SEFEE India Space proposal with Tata to create a into a reality in aerospace. tors to Defexpo a productive experi- craft, Alkan looks forward to continue cooperation with designs, develops, manufactures final assembly line in India for our Similarly our colleagues at Airbus ence and look forward to many the Indian industry for the development of tomorrow’s and tests complete electrical har- C295W aircraft as a replacement for Helicopters are partnering with enlightening and invigorating domestic aircraft. ness systems for the A400M as well the IAF’s Avros is so important. This Mahindra to produce helicopters in exchanges in Goa. Come visit Alkan at the French pavilion in the Defexpo! as Airbus Helicopters models. programme truly holds out the prom- India to meet the needs of the the author is President, Airbus Defence But this is only the beginning. So ise of creating a private-sector air- Indian Armed Forces. Good progress and Space Division at Airbus Group, India

Visit us at Towards a robust DEFEXPO 2016 defence industry German Pavilion Bond: Rolls-Royce is working towards the indigenisation of Indian defence industry by exploring local partnerships

Rolls-Royce has a deep relationship with India, stretching back more than 80 years and is contributing signifi- cantly towards the modernisation of the armed forces. In fact, it powered the first aircraft of both the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. Today, the com- pany is deeply embedded in India as an investor, a high skills employer and as a supplier of power systems across all its five businesses: civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine, civil nucle- ar and power systems. At present, Rolls-Royce is working towards the indigenisation of the Indian defence industry by exploring strong partnerships with companies who share common goals. “We are already leverag- ing the vast engineering talent pool and playing a leading role in ‘Make in India’. In terms of design, development and supply chain capability, we have announced the recruitment of 500 peo- ple in Bangalore by Make in 2017,” says Kishore sion offers immense synergies for the ATLAS MCM Capabilities India Jayaraman, President, growing Indian Naval market,” means we Rolls-Royce India & Jayaraman adds. The Future is Now can be South Asia. The com- MTU is a world-leading provider of bigger pany plans to hire high and medium speed diesel engines. Sea mines remain a deadly and cheaply deployable threat to the maritime security of any partners around 100 engineers Within the shipping sector, the company in Indian nation. The Indian Navy has continually developed its experience to combat the threat defence at its upcoming engi- has established a long partnership with sector neering centre in some tens of thousands of engines in through a highly skilled and professional Mine Countermeasures force. growth Pune by this year. In operation around the globe and on all addition, more than seas. At present, MTU engines form the ATLAS ELEKTRONIK is a leading provider of innovative solutions to meet future mine 1,000 engineers, through its partnership backbone of the Indian Coast Guard and warfare challenges: flexibility, rapid deployment and capability – focussed for dierent with QuEST & TCS, work at Rolls-Royce Indian Navy Fleet. platforms. This requires unmanned vehicles, both surface and underwater (minimising managed engineering centres in The Indian government has a clear direct exposure and reducing fatalities), and comprehensive packages for the detection, Bangalore. In terms of manufacturing, vision for an indigenous defence indus- Kishore Jayraman President classification, identification and disposal of all types of mines. International Aerospace Manufacturing India & South Asia, Rolls-Royce try that could support both domestic Pvt Ltd (IAMPL) is now at full production and export demand. Jayaraman says ATLAS ELEKTRONIK continually sets the standards in the field of naval Mine employing over 120 people for a wide a huge impetus to the defence sector. that as the new government sets itself Countermeasures; the only company in the world able to develop, design and manu- range of engine programmes, including The company’s Power Systems divi- to boost the infrastructure as well as the Trent XWB. sion is a world leader in large reciprocat- modernisation and expansion of Indian facture all capabilities in-house. From cradle-to-grave ATLAS ELEKTRONIK is ready to As far as Make in India is concerned, ing engines, propulsion and distributed armed forces, Rolls-Royce will remain provide all Mine Contermeasures solutions to the Indian Navy‘s requirements. the company sees tremendous positivity energy systems. The product portfolio committed to realising the country’s for growth and progress. “For companies includes MTU brand high-speed engines growth vision and efforts to indigenisa- like us, Make in India has further created and propulsion systems for ships, for tion and reaching self-reliance. ATLAS ELEKTRONIK; a trusted partner of the Indian Navy since 1986. opportunities to contribute in the develop- heavy land, rail and defence vehicles, Jayaraman adds that, at the Def ment and modernisation of India’s and for the oil and gas industry. Under Expo, “Rolls-Royce will continue to www.india.atlas-elektronik.com defence sector by offering world-class prod- the MTU Onsite Energy brand, the com- focus on its partnership with India: ucts and services,” Jayaraman says. pany markets diesel gensets for emer- ‘Past, Present and Future’. Our Power India’s defence budget allocation is gency, base load and peak load applica- Systems division MTU will also be dis- estimated to touch $620 billion by 2022 tions. The Norwegian subsidiary Bergen playing their products at Def Expo as per FICCI. The initiative to introduce a Engines manufactures medium-speed under the theme of ‘MTU – the perfect new category called Indigenously engines for marine and power genera- match’. We believe that Def Expo is an ATLAS ELEKTRONIK INDIA Designed, Developed and Manufactured tion applications. L’Orange rounds off the important platform to showcase our A company of the ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Group (IDDM) where it will be mandatory to portfolio with fuel injection systems for capabilities and also network with our ... a sound decision source 40% of the content locally will give large engines. “The Power Systems divi- customers, partners etc.” 8 a commercial feature In the submarine domain, India rightly net sees itself as a security provider in the vast Indian Ocean

Balancing different needs for an indigenous Architecture concept pro- vides a common base for flexi- heavyweight torpedo ble and reliable co-development and design. for The F21 programme constitutes a the French perfect model of Open Architecture. navy. By owning This allows an Indian state or industrial almost all the intellec- organisation to integrate an indigenous Arming Indian Navy, tual property of the torpedo assembly into the Atlas torpedo or con- and mastering every technological versely to integrate Atlas assemblies aspect of the weapon, Atlas Elektronik into an indigenous torpedo. Atlas was the perfect partner. Elektronik as a technology partner In the F21 project, Atlas provides the would ensure the durability and techno- under the sea ing develop- vehicle including the high performance logical resilience of an indigenous prod- ment for submarine- engine and the electronic section, and uct. Relying on the experience gathered By Capt. François Savy borne AUVs. A characteristic its navigation (a key issue in developing in the F21 project, Open Architecture is of all these products is their com- new torpedoes). This experience makes a mature concept and a solid base for ndia, in the submarine monality with the original SeaHake Atlas a unique technology partner for any partner striving to design its own domain, rightly sees itself mod4. countries like India which are looking to Heavyweight Torpedo. as a net security provider in The third evolutionary trigger result- master the torpedo domain. By using the Indian Ocean (with both ed from collaboration between Atlas common data link standards, highly the author is (retired) 51, former SSN & SSBN Commanding Officer nuclear and conventional Elektronik with its French counterpart maintainable software languages and Senior Sales Manager, ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Isubmarines under construction). The DCNS in the heavyweight torpedo F21 standardised interfaces, the Open GmbH, Naval Weapons Division key weapon of a submarine is the Heavyweight Torpedo, and in this regard, the Indian Navy needs to bal- ance the needs of indigenisation, strategic control of certain technolo- gies and state-of-the-art performance requirements. Atlas Elektronik with its latest flag- ship product continues a long herit- Atlas age of developing and producing Elektronik Heavyweight Torpedoes. The with its flagship ‘SeaHake mod4’ provides cutting- ‘Seahake edge results of all the technological mod4’ advancements and thinking of the continues last decade in this domain. a long The SeaHake mod4 is based heritage of around the core idea of a family con- developing cept. The first evolutionary trigger heavy was financial. Formerly the lifecycle torpedoes CAN WE CARRY MORE? CAN WE FIND MORE SuBS? for Heavyweight Torpedoes was about 30 years. But recently, navies under financial pressure tend to post- pone replacement or, where possible, modernise their in-service torpedoes. These requirements resulted in the concept of a constantly evolving weapon with inbuilt upgrade abilities. This philosophy is evident with today’s SeaHake mod4. Every new configuration benefits from continu- ous development and manages the end-customer’s specific require- In the F21 ments, while securing upgrades and project, compatibility with the submarine’s Atlas CAN WE FIGHT MORE FIRES? CAN WE DETECT MORE OIL SLICKS? combat management system. The provides Atlas Elektronik SeaDevil, a lifetime the vehicle extension concept already bought by including the potent the Indian Navy, provides the same engine, affordable approach for previous gen- electronic eration SUT and SST4 torpedoes. section Whilst the primary aim is to over- and its come obsolescence, this idea dem- navigation onstrates the robustness and modu- larity of older generation Atlas Elektronik Heavyweight Torpedoes. The second evolutionary trigger is derived from operational needs for a flexible design, providing CAN WE CARRY LONGER LOADS? CAN WE GIVE EARLIER WARNING? capabilities in accordance with the mission. The first step was made with the previous generation DM2A3 Heavyweight Torpedo, providing the operator with a true forward sensor capability. This capacity was further enhanced with the SeaHake mod4, with a fully digitised homing head. The SeaHake mod4ER, which is the extended range version, with its communication & GPS-receiver mod- ule underlines further ground-break- CAN WE PROVIDE MORE DISASTER RELIEF? CAN WE DROP MORE?

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What all does your air defence portfolio cover? Saab is proud of its history in providing land forces with robust, modular, adaptable, interoperable, cost-efficient and future-proof precision engagement solutions. Saab’s new accurate, reliable and flexible RBS 70 NG Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) system is a mis- sile system with 24/7 all-target capability, developed for any combat situation. The new generation has an integrat- ed sight, enhanced gunner aids, high precision, unbeata- ble range and unjammable laser guidance that combine to produce a ground-based air defence system with world- CAN WE PATROL MORE BORDERS? CAN WE RESCuE MORE PEOPLE? leading capabilities. The BAMSE SRSAM system is one of few systems in the world today that is developed and optimized as a dedicat- ed Ground-Based Air Defence missile system. It is an all- weather operational, Automatic Command-to-Line-of-Sight missile system, and one of its key strengths is its unjam- mable missile guidance. It is designed for flexible usage, both for stand-alone operation as well as in a network with other sensors and weapon systems.

What is the Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS)? Saab’s Integrated Defence Aids Suite (IDAS) system, selected as the Electronic Warfare self-protection system for the Indian Army’s and Air force’s Advanced Light CAN WE AIRLIFT MORE STRETCHERS? CAN WE REFuEL MORE CHOPPERS? Helicopter (Dhruv), is an Electronic Warfare system designed to provide self-protection for airborne platforms in sophisticated, diverse and dense threat environments. IDAS is a fully integrated multi-spectral system that can be configured for radar warning, laser-warning, and missile- approach-warning. Even though IDAS has been designed as an integrated sys- tem from the onset, its modular system architecture allows the system to be configured in any combination of the three C295W: DOES MORE OF EVERYTHING FOR LESS. sensor-system types as user requirements may dictate. Saab’s new advanced lightweight Counter Measure Dispensing System (CMDS) is fully integrated with IDAS. With a longer cabin, it can carry far more than its competitors. The dispensers are controlled via a fully integrated chaff- and-flare dispenser controller that resides in the EWC. This It performs more roles more reliably in all manner of conditions. allows for automatic dispensing under the control of the EWC upon threat-identification. And its lifecycle costs are 50% lower than any of its rivals. Saab has a long term business agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the supply of IDAS The world’s most popular airlifter? Do you need to ask? and will include transfer of technology of the system. The program is now in the series production phase and has Find out more at airbusds.com/c295 received multiple production orders in the past years, with an ambition for more business during 2016.

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