Punj Lloyd has identified key technological partners and plans to manufacture defence products at its facility

MSID FACILITY, MALANPUR

Punj Lloyd Group is a global diversified conglomerate providing integrated design, engineering, procurement, construction and project management services to the energy and infrastructure sectors. The Group has international offices in over 22 countries spread across the Middle East & Africa, the Caspian, South Asia, Asia Pacific and Europe.

The Group has strategically diversified into the defence industry and developed capability and infrastructure which can be effectively leveraged for aerospace and defence programmes. Punj Lloyd has set up a world class Greenfield manufacturing facility on 24 hectres of land at Malanpur, near Gwalior. The facility has capability to undertake fabrication, precision machining, welding and heat treatment and final testing of components and assemblies.

The Group holds industrial licenses for:

• Guns, rockets and missile artillery systems and related equipment
• Electro optical systems, fire control systems, C3I systems and power packs associated with armoured fighting vehicles
• Precision manufacturing of aero structure and dynamic components for aerospace and land systems products for defence application
• Fabrication and manufacture of aero-structures, airframes and accessories using composites
• Conversion of civilian aircraft into aircraft for defence application

The group has a multipronged defence strategy with an objective to:

• Become a supplier of choice to the Indian armed forces
• Be a preferred partner for transfer of technology from global primes by setting up manufacturing facilities in India
• Be a part of the global defence equipment supply chain
• Undertake maintenance, repair and overhaul of defence equipment
• Work in partnership with global primes to meet offset requirements as per the Indian Defence Procurement Procedure.

Punj Lloyd has identified key technological partners and plans to manufacture defence products at its facility to meet the Indian armed forces’ requirements. The Group is actively pursuing artillery and air defence programmes and is all set to field its solution for upgraded Zu 23-2B air defence gun for NCNC trials. The Group is committed to work with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to indigenously develop genuine force multipliers to provide a decisive edge to the Indian armed forces.