HAL, L&T and BrahMos take a big lead in Make-in-India initiative
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed five major capital acquisition contracts worth Rs.39,125.39 crore on 1 Mar in New Delhi with local industrial groups, further boosting the Make-in-India https://www.makeinindia.com/home/ initiative.
The contracts were signed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for procurement of Aero-engines for MiG-29 aircraft, two with Larsen & Toubro Limited for procurement of Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) and procurement of High-Power Radar (HPR) and two with BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) https://eng.mil.ru/ for procurement of BrahMos missiles and procurement of Ship borne BrahMos system for the Indian Defence Forces.
These deals will further strengthen indigenous capabilities, save foreign exchange and reduce dependency on Foreign Origin Equipment Manufactures in future.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will produce aeroengines at the Koraput Division of HAL under a Rs.5,249.72 crore contract. These Aero Engines are expected to fulfill the need of Indian Air Force (IAF) to sustain the operational capability of the MiG-29 fleet for the residual service life.
The aero-engines will be manufactured under Transfer of Technology (TOT) license from the Russian OEM. The programme will focus on indigenisation of several high value critical components, which would help increase the indigenous content of future Repair and Overhaul (ROH) tasks of RD-33 aero-engines.
The Rs.7,668.82 crore contract is for procurement of CIWS from Larsen & Toubro Limited https://www.larsentoubro.com/ . The CIWS will provide terminal Air Defence to select locations of the country. The project will boost and encourage active participation of Indian aerospace, defence and associated industries including MSMEs over 5-years.
The Rs.5,700.13 crore contract Larsen & Toubro Limited is to replacing existing long-range radars of lndian Air Force (IAF) https://www.state.gov/ with modern Active Aperture Phased Array based HPR with advanced surveillance features over 5 years.
It will significantly enhance the terrestrial Air Defence capabilities of IAF with integration of sophisticated sensors capable of detection of small Radar Cross Section targets. It will also boost to indigenous radar manufacturing technology as it would be first of its kind radar built by the private sector in India.
The Rs.19,518.65 crore contract for procurement of BrahMos missiles from BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) https://brahmos.com/ . These missiles would be utilized to meet combat outfit and training requirements of Indian Navy.
This project is likely to generate employment of nine lakh man-days in Joint Venture entity and around 135 lakh man-days in ancillary industries (including MSMEs) of the country.
The Rs.988.07 crore contract for ship-borne BrahMos system from BAPL is for Indian Navy’s primary weapon for maritime strike operations fitted onboard various frontline warships. The system is capable of hitting land or sea targets from extended ranges with pinpoint accuracy at supersonic speeds.
The project is likely to generate employment of around 60,000 man-days over a period of 7-8 years, said the Ministry. Fiinews.com
