Defexpo India 2012 - Day 3

ISSUE FEATURES

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  LEAD STORY
  Big Artillery Focus
  

  It is no secret that the Indian Army artillery modernisation programme has been hamstrung for over two decades by a variety of circumstances, both political and otherwise. But in a renewed atmosphere of urgency to shed demons of the past and move forward substantively, the field is once again wide open.

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  Oto Melara all set to participate in Indian Navy’s large calibre gun tender
  

  Finmeccanica company Oto Melara is looking for a greater share of the Indian naval, land and defence market and is eyeing the larger calibre gun segment besides the unmanned turret for the armoured vehicles.

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  Polaris displays Ranger RZR SW and Sportsman MV 850
  

  At Defexpo, Polaris India Pvt Ltd has displayed its new Ranger RZR SW and Sportsman MV 850. The vehicles provide the military, security forces, law enforcement and other government agencies unmatched offroad mobility in the most challenging terrains.

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  The robot army
  

  Defexpo is perhaps the only event in the country where India's unmanned ground vehicle programmes become visible. After a great showing at Defexpo 2010, the Indian robots are back.

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  Defexpo can't keep MMRCA away!
  

  It is clearly impossible to keep the monumental medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition away from even a land and maritime warfare expo like Defexpo, but that goes with the business. With attention still focused on India's single largest contract in history, and the competition still apparently...

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  Selex Galileo and Data Patterns join hands on defence electronics
  

  Selex Galileo and Data Patterns have signed a head of terms agreement with a view towards forming a joint venture (JV) later this year. At a press conference organised on the second day of Defexpo, Selex officials informed that the JV will be based in Chennai, which will focus on a broad range of defence electronic products...

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  Mahindra forges Two Big Partnerships
  

  It’s two more big foreign joint ventures for Mahindra! First, in another emphatic move into the defence space by the Indian private sector firm, and making use of Defexpo as a platform, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

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  General Dynamics UK and Tandon Group partner for Indian security and defence opportunities
  

  General Dynamics UK has signed a teaming agreement with India’s Tandon Group to jointly pursue opportunities in the security and defence markets in India. Together the companies will deliver indigenous systems integration capability to their Indian customers and India as a whole.

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  Thales highlights on its air defence solutions
  

  At Defexpo, Thales is highlighting on an array of its air defence products, and emphasising more on it was Laurent Duport, Strategy and Business Development Director, Advanced Weapons Systems, Thales Air System, gave a presentation on Thales capabilities and solutions.

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  Mazagon Dock on course to deliver Project 15 Alpha soon
  

  Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) expects to deliver the first ship under Project 15A in a year's time, according to its Chairman and Managing Director, Rear Admiral (Retd) R.K. Shrawat.

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  Hindustan Shipyard Limited examining JVs
  

  The Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), Rear Admiral (Retd.) N.K. Mishra has stated that the company was in the process of looking at joint venture possibilities as it could help accelerate the production capabilities to meet the growing needs of both the domestic and global markets.

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  Pipavav Shipyard: An architectural marvel
  

  Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company is a testimony to the vision and active participation of the private sector in India’s quest to become a major player in the global maritime defence industry, with a special focus on the defence and offshore sectors.

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  Saab and Pipavav form Combat System Engineering Group
  

  Saab and Pipavav will jointly form a group called the Combat System Engineering Group (CSEG) in India. This group will analyse the combat system design and architecture, and work closely with design group of Pipavav to undertake, modelling and simulation and prepare system integration requirements for naval ships constructed by Pipavav...

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  GRSE modernisation programme to be complete end 2012
  

  Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company is a testimony to the vision and active participation of the private sector in India’s quest to become a major player in the global maritime defence industry, with a special focus on the defence and offshore sectors.

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  Goa Shipyard looking beyond shores
  

  In its bid to consolidate its position as one of the leading Indian shipbuilding yard, Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has embarked upon a two-pronged strategy - enhancing capabilities to meet domestic requirements and two to explore further export opportunities in Asia, Africa and South America.

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  Ansys’ software solutions for defence
  

  The Indian market is accelerating at a fast pace and the offset policy has actually propelled it further. We are very optimistic about the market,” says Kaustubh Nande, Manager, Marketing, Ansys.

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  General Dynamics with a range of products at Defexpo
  

  General Dynamics is at Defexpo with displays of combat vehicles and systems, security and surveillance systems, battlefield management and tactical communications systems, toughened laptop computers and a variety of other specialised products and services that are responsive to the requirements of India’s national security and defence.

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  Maini group acquires majority stake in TOMCAR
  

  Bangalore-based Maini Group has acquired a majority stake in Israelbased TOMCAR, engaged in design and manufacture of high performance off road vehicles.

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  MTL Group’s advanced design solutions
  

  MTL Group is displaying its design for manufacture (DFM) capabilities at Defexpo, and has also introduced a new range of innovative solutions for processing armour plate which includes IMPAS add-on armour.

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  INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
  ‘Our intention is to be in India for the long term and we will expand our operations in a calibrated manner’
  

  About 90 years ago, ShinMaywa Industries began its business operations as the Kawanishi Machinery Company when the Kawanishi Type 1 amphibian aircraft was manufactured for Japan Self Defense Force. It was a leading aircraft manufacturer for many decades.

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  Rockwell Collins bringing NextGen capabilities to India
  

  No difficulties, just differences. For example, we have been doing business with the US Department of Defense since long. Its procurement process focuses on "best value". This means that even though a solution may be a bit more costly, if it brings more capability that can make the offer a 'better value' than the competition...

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  Rossell India, CAE joint venture gets nod from FIPB
  

  Rossell India Limited announced it has received approval from the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to form a joint venture company with CAE to provide synthetic training solutions for the Indian defence market. Rossell India will hold a 74 per cent share, while CAE will hold the rest.

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  INDUSTRY INTERVIEW
  ‘We see the coming five years as being particularly focused on industrial partnerships that support licensed manufacturing and ToT’
  

  Kevin J. Cosgriff , Senior Vice President, International Business and Government, Textron Systems Corporation

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  Ceradyne body armour plates, not a single failure
  

  In the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, one of the casualties was the anti-terrorist squad chief Hemant Karkare. He was said to be wearing a ‘bullet-proof’ jacket and yet the bullet pierced through. That speaks volumes of the importance of the ‘right’ kind of equipment.

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  Security and Resilience: Protecting India’s Air Force on the ground
  

  General Dynamics UK’s experience of working with the Indian Air Force through its support programme for Hawk, combined with its pedigree in infrastructure protection around the world is applied to the security of military and civil...

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  NH90: The new generation naval helicopter
  

  AgustaWestland is promoting the NH90 at this year’s Defexpo India as a contender for the Indian Navy’s multi-role helicopter (MRH) requirement. Meanwhile, deliveries of NH90s are now rapidly building up with over 100 naval and transport variants of the helicopter in service worldwide.

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  Rolta aiming at Indian Army’s BMS, F-INSAS, tactical communication systems programmes
  

  Rolta which is one among the leading suppliers of a host of products-from sensors to shooters-to the Indian Army, it is now looking ahead to bagging the Indian Army’s tactical communications systems, battlefield management systems (BMS) and the future infantry soldier as a system (F-INSAS) deals.

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  FlexNet software defined radio achieves four times data rate increase in field conditions
  

  Rolta which is one among the leading suppliers of a host of products-from sensors to shooters-to the Indian Army, it is now looking ahead to bagging the Indian Army’s tactical communications systems, battlefield management systems (BMS) and the future infantry soldier as a system (F-INSAS) deals.

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  First successes with SDR Networking Lab
  

  A first version based on FlexNet-One delivered to an international customer Thales, a key player in software-defined radio (SDR), has announced the first deliveries of its SDR Networking Lab solution, which enables customers to develop and adapt their own SDR-standard waveforms and integrate them with SDR platforms.

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  Raytheon gets RFI for integrated air and missile defence from IAF, Indian Army
  

  Raytheon has received request for information (RFI) from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army for its integrated air and missile defence (IAMD), according to Dave Hartman, Director, Business Development, IAMD, Raytheon.

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  DCNS signs cooperation agreement with IIT Bombay
  

  DCNS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. It has been signed by Dr Alain Bovis, Executive Director of DCNS Research and Professor Shiva Prasad, Dean of Academic Programmes in IIT Bombay.

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  Bharat Forge expanding its horizons
  

  Raytheon has received request for information (RFI) from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army for its integrated air and missile defence (IAMD), according to Dave Hartman, Director, Business Development, IAMD, Raytheon.