V. VENKATA RAJU, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
Within a span of 37 years since being set up
in 1988, Hyderabad based Aerospace and
Defence company in the private sector,
VEM Technologies, has grown in diversified technological
fields to manufacture state of the art, highly
reliable systems for aerospace and defence applications.
The company is among the very few recognized
as a design and production centre under Category 'A'
by the Defence Ministry and thus authorised to make
classified products.
The company's core strength is expertise and
capability across the entire spectrum of product
cycle spanning; Research, Design, Development,
Manufacture, Assembly, Integrating and Testing of
Equipment and Systems, thus truly living up to the credo of Atmanirbharta. This is
achieved by a highly professional workforce comprising nearly 1400 personnel, of
which more than are 50 % are into design and engineering. The design expertise
of the company spreads across diverse verticals such as RF & MW, Electro Optics,
Composites, Mechatronics, Avionics, Aero engines, Aero structures, Power Electronics
& Systems and Hi-energetics.
In the Aerospace segment, VEM has worked very closely with Hindustan
Aeronautical Limited (HAL), Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Aeronautical
Development Establishment (ADE) to develop and manufacture niche
products. VEM has the distinction of being the first private sector unit to make
the Central Fuselage for the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. In
January 2025, VEM delivered a 1:1 model of the next generation Advanced Fighter
Aircraft (AFA) to ADA, which is displayed in the ongoing Aero India 2025 exhibition.
A notable aspect of this project is that all the modules from nose to tail
made of composite and aluminum structures were manufactured, assembled
and integrated in VEM facility. Regarding Aero engines, VEM has completed the
design and development of 5 KW Generator with its controller unit which will be
offered to LCA production programme soon. VEM is also in the development of
75 KVA generator and its controller unit for AFA. Capitalising on its expertise and
long experience with actuators for missiles, VEM is developing the same for HAL.
Besides these VEM is developing a host of other
onboard import substituting high-tech systems for
ALH, LCH and LUH.
VEM's capability in missiles extends from the
nose to tail encompassing Seekers, Inertial Navigation
Systems, Onboard Processor (OBP), Servo Systems,
Actuators and Propulsion Motors etc. VEM
has been associated with many strategic and tactical
missile programmes and most of the missiles
manufactured in the country fly with one or more
VEM's system onboard. Decades of experience is
this field was utilised to conceive and develop the
Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile AsiBal with
fire and forget capability, which is undergoing field
trials. Vismai missile has been developed against Helicopters, UAVs and Drones,
meeting user stipulated requirements. VEM is also developing a complete Air
Defence System, Ajita which includes, sensors, mounting vehicle, missiles and
their launchers for air defence. Vidhwams is a long range Guided Rocket System
capable of destroying land targets. VEM is actively involved in Anti - Drone warfare
offering hard and soft kill systems.
The company has a very strong portfolio in Surveillance Systems such as
Radars, Electro-Optical Systems and networking software to integrate sensors
which can be used in sensitive border area and can detect even human beings
at extended distance. In the airborne category, VEM offerings include Infrared
Imaging Search and Track System (IRST) and the Ravir series of EO systems. VEM
has also developed a technologically intricate space antenna system.
As part of capacity and capability augmentation, VEM is coming out with an
Integrated Defence Systems Facility near Hyderabad, aimed at delivering a range of
weapon and aeronautical systems. According to the Chairman and Managing Director,
V. Venkata Raju, this facility will also serve overseas customers thus contributing
to India's ever-growing exports to the global defence and aeronautics segment.
VEM has grown to a complete systems provider indigenising many a technology
with a state of art infrastructure to serve the Indian Armed Forces and international
clientele.
