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NEW DELHI — India has issued its second arms embargo list of 108 weapons, systems and platforms, which the Ministry of Defence describes as its “Second Positive Indigenisation List.” The move is part of India’s effort to achieve self-reliance and promote defense exports.
“The second list lays special focus on weapons/systems which are currently under development/trials and are likely to translate into firm orders in the future,” the MoD said in a statement Monday. “Not only does the list recognise the potential of the local defence industry, but it will also invigorate impetus to domestic Research and Development by attracting fresh investment into technology and manufacturing capabilities.”
This second list is to be progressively implemented from December 2021 to December 2025. It calls for a number of weapons and platforms to be manufactured in India, including next-generation corvettes; single-engine light helicopters; airborne early warning and control systems; medium-power radars for mountainous terrain; land-based, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems; fixed-wing mini-UAVs; helicopter-launched, anti-tank guided missiles; battlefield surveillance radars; anti-materiel rifles; and mine-protected combat vehicles for infantry units.
The majority of items in the second list are subsystems or accessories for weapons and platforms already manufactured in India, and are not big-ticket defense products. They include instant fire detection and suppression systems; individual underwater breathing apparatuses; main switchboard and power distribution systems for ships; steering gear for destroyers and frigates; high-altitude water purification systems; and drop tanks for Jaguar and Mirage 2000 fighters.
The first list of 101 defense items was released by the MoD in August 2020. It included several types of armaments such as artillery guns, assault rifles, corvettes, sonar systems, transport aircraft, ammunition, sonars, radars, conventional diesel-electric submarines, communication satellites and shipborne cruise missiles.
“The second positive indigenisation list is another testament of the confidence placed by the government and the Armed Forces on the Industry to deliver cutting-edge defence technology for India’s security requirements,” said Jayant Damadar Patil, who leads India’s largest defense industry association, the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers.
Patil, who is also a director and senior executive vice president for Larsen & Toubro, added that the list creates long-term business opportunities that will enable industry to invest and build capacity and capability.
The MoD plans to appropriate a minimum of $10 billion annually for the purchase of armaments from local defense companies, though it’s unclear for how long.
However, a CEO of a medium-size enterprise, who spoke to Defense News on condition of anonymity, said that “the private players in India are looking for a potential defense contracts list in the future and not a ‘positive list’ because most of these items have been manufactured in India for many years.”
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“The second list lays special focus on weapons/systems which are currently under development/trials and are likely to translate into firm orders in the future,” the MoD said in a statement Monday. “Not only does the list recognise the potential of the local defence industry, but it will also invigorate impetus to domestic Research and Development by attracting fresh investment into technology and manufacturing capabilities.”
This second list is to be progressively implemented from December 2021 to December 2025. It calls for a number of weapons and platforms to be manufactured in India, including next-generation corvettes; single-engine light helicopters; airborne early warning and control systems; medium-power radars for mountainous terrain; land-based, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems; fixed-wing mini-UAVs; helicopter-launched, anti-tank guided missiles; battlefield surveillance radars; anti-materiel rifles; and mine-protected combat vehicles for infantry units.
The majority of items in the second list are subsystems or accessories for weapons and platforms already manufactured in India, and are not big-ticket defense products. They include instant fire detection and suppression systems; individual underwater breathing apparatuses; main switchboard and power distribution systems for ships; steering gear for destroyers and frigates; high-altitude water purification systems; and drop tanks for Jaguar and Mirage 2000 fighters.
The first list of 101 defense items was released by the MoD in August 2020. It included several types of armaments such as artillery guns, assault rifles, corvettes, sonar systems, transport aircraft, ammunition, sonars, radars, conventional diesel-electric submarines, communication satellites and shipborne cruise missiles.
“The second positive indigenisation list is another testament of the confidence placed by the government and the Armed Forces on the Industry to deliver cutting-edge defence technology for India’s security requirements,” said Jayant Damadar Patil, who leads India’s largest defense industry association, the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers.
Patil, who is also a director and senior executive vice president for Larsen & Toubro, added that the list creates long-term business opportunities that will enable industry to invest and build capacity and capability.
The MoD plans to appropriate a minimum of $10 billion annually for the purchase of armaments from local defense companies, though it’s unclear for how long.
However, a CEO of a medium-size enterprise, who spoke to Defense News on condition of anonymity, said that “the private players in India are looking for a potential defense contracts list in the future and not a ‘positive list’ because most of these items have been manufactured in India for many years.”
India issues another ban on 108 imported arms
The move is part of India’s effort to achieve self-reliance and promote defense exports.
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Good news, there now seems to be sustained momentum in private sector defence production expansion, Rs 240 Cr = approx 32 million USD:
Bharat Forge is looking to acquire 175 acres in an industrial park near Pune for Rs 240 crore which will house new factories for its defence and electric mobility business divisions.
These new assets which will come up at Khed City, will manufacture speciality vehicles, certain systems and aggregates that go into artillery guns and an assembly plant which will also house a testing facility, a top Bharat Forge official said.
Khed City is a joint venture between the Kalyani Group and the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the facility is expected to be operational in the next 2-3 years.
Speaking to analysts, Amit Kalyani, Deputy Managing Director, Bharat Forge said, “We are seeing substantial growth opportunities in e-mobility and in defence (businesses) and we are now looking at building two new mega sites in close proximity to each other”.
“We are looking at acquiring a parcel of land of about 175 acres in the Khed industrial park which is a joint venture between the Kalyani Group and MIDC. The total land acquisition cost would be up to Rs 240 crore, Kalyani further added.
The Pune-based forging giant decided to go in for a green field facility, especially for defence, due to a regulatory need that requires some added levels of security.
“As far as defence is concerned, we have to go into an area which is separate from the existing plant because there are very stringent rules regarding security. And for e-mobility we need a supplier park and allied services around it,” Kalyani added.
In May 2021 Bharat Forge said it will assume full control of Kalyani Strategic System by buying the remaining 49 percent stake in the company and thus make it a fully-owned subsidiary. The buyout was made to help KSSL qualify for defence bids that demand certain requirements.
“We are setting up the facility of three products. One is going to be specialty vehicles, second will be certain systems and aggregates that go into a variety of products and third will be our assembly plant and testing facility for both vehicles and other systems and aggregates that go into vehicle drivelines including our artillery guns. Basically, we are developing a whole new family of vehicles and platforms and we see this for opportunities at the global level,” Kalyani added.
As far as defence orders for the Indian armed forces are concerned Kalyani added that the company has already received an order for one of its platforms. “We are working on two other platforms for India and we see tremendous opportunities going forward,” Kalyani said.
Bharat Forge’s Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) is understood to be currently undergoing testing with the India Army. This is a new generation of artillery system in use by a few technologically advanced armies in the world but the Indian Army does not have any ATAGS in its arsenal at the moment.
“Our product (ATAGS) is ready and our facilities are aligned. We can manufacture four guns a month right now and in two months we can go to six guns a month and by the end of the year we can go to 12 guns a month,” Kalyani added.
Bharat Forge has lined up a capital expenditure (capex) of around Rs 300 crore for FY22 while for FY23 the capex could be at around Rs 250 crore.
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Bharat Forge to set up new factory for defence business, to acquire land for Rs 240 crore
Bharat Forge has line up a capital expenditure (capex) of around Rs 300 crore for FY22 while for FY23 the capex could be at around Rs 250 crore
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Bharat Forge is looking to acquire 175 acres in an industrial park near Pune for Rs 240 crore which will house new factories for its defence and electric mobility business divisions.
These new assets which will come up at Khed City, will manufacture speciality vehicles, certain systems and aggregates that go into artillery guns and an assembly plant which will also house a testing facility, a top Bharat Forge official said.
Khed City is a joint venture between the Kalyani Group and the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and the facility is expected to be operational in the next 2-3 years.
Speaking to analysts, Amit Kalyani, Deputy Managing Director, Bharat Forge said, “We are seeing substantial growth opportunities in e-mobility and in defence (businesses) and we are now looking at building two new mega sites in close proximity to each other”.
“We are looking at acquiring a parcel of land of about 175 acres in the Khed industrial park which is a joint venture between the Kalyani Group and MIDC. The total land acquisition cost would be up to Rs 240 crore, Kalyani further added.
The Pune-based forging giant decided to go in for a green field facility, especially for defence, due to a regulatory need that requires some added levels of security.
“As far as defence is concerned, we have to go into an area which is separate from the existing plant because there are very stringent rules regarding security. And for e-mobility we need a supplier park and allied services around it,” Kalyani added.
In May 2021 Bharat Forge said it will assume full control of Kalyani Strategic System by buying the remaining 49 percent stake in the company and thus make it a fully-owned subsidiary. The buyout was made to help KSSL qualify for defence bids that demand certain requirements.
“We are setting up the facility of three products. One is going to be specialty vehicles, second will be certain systems and aggregates that go into a variety of products and third will be our assembly plant and testing facility for both vehicles and other systems and aggregates that go into vehicle drivelines including our artillery guns. Basically, we are developing a whole new family of vehicles and platforms and we see this for opportunities at the global level,” Kalyani added.
As far as defence orders for the Indian armed forces are concerned Kalyani added that the company has already received an order for one of its platforms. “We are working on two other platforms for India and we see tremendous opportunities going forward,” Kalyani said.
Bharat Forge’s Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) is understood to be currently undergoing testing with the India Army. This is a new generation of artillery system in use by a few technologically advanced armies in the world but the Indian Army does not have any ATAGS in its arsenal at the moment.
“Our product (ATAGS) is ready and our facilities are aligned. We can manufacture four guns a month right now and in two months we can go to six guns a month and by the end of the year we can go to 12 guns a month,” Kalyani added.
Bharat Forge has lined up a capital expenditure (capex) of around Rs 300 crore for FY22 while for FY23 the capex could be at around Rs 250 crore.
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Is he referring to that Mbombe 4 deal or some other deal happened ?
But I never understand the irony when Army has to buy the M777 they dit it without much or any testing but when its for ATAGS they are like testing it anything
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Indian scientists develop material that repair itself on mechanical impact
Due to the unique property of piezoelectric molecular crystals, the broken pieces of the component acquire electrical charges at the crack junction and the damaged parts attract each other for precise autonomous repair.
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 24, 2021 07:41 PM IST
Scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that generate electricity under mechanical impact.(DST)
Scientists in India have developed material that may soon make it possible for damaged electronic components to repair themselves. The department of science and technology on Saturday said that researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, to develop piezoelectric molecular crystals that repair themselves with the electrical charges generated by the mechanical impact on them.
Daily use devices often break down due to mechanical damage, which decreases the life of the equipment and increases maintenance costs. In autonomous spacecraft, human intervention for the repair and restoration of an electronic component damaged by a mechanical impact is not possible. In such cases, minimal damage could leave costly equipment useless.
Keeping such necessities in mind, scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that generate electricity under mechanical impact.
“The piezoelectric molecules developed by the scientists called bipyrazole organic crystals recombine following mechanical fracture without any external intervention, autonomously self-healing in milliseconds with crystallographic precision,” the department said.
Due to this unique property, the broken pieces of the component acquire electrical charges at the crack junction and the damaged parts attract each other for precise autonomous repair. The methodology for self-repair was initially developed by the IISER Kolkata team led by professor C Malla Reddy and professor Nirmalya Ghosh.
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Due to the unique property of piezoelectric molecular crystals, the broken pieces of the component acquire electrical charges at the crack junction and the damaged parts attract each other for precise autonomous repair.
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 24, 2021 07:41 PM IST
Scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that generate electricity under mechanical impact.(DST)
Scientists in India have developed material that may soon make it possible for damaged electronic components to repair themselves. The department of science and technology on Saturday said that researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, to develop piezoelectric molecular crystals that repair themselves with the electrical charges generated by the mechanical impact on them.
Daily use devices often break down due to mechanical damage, which decreases the life of the equipment and increases maintenance costs. In autonomous spacecraft, human intervention for the repair and restoration of an electronic component damaged by a mechanical impact is not possible. In such cases, minimal damage could leave costly equipment useless.
Keeping such necessities in mind, scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that generate electricity under mechanical impact.
“The piezoelectric molecules developed by the scientists called bipyrazole organic crystals recombine following mechanical fracture without any external intervention, autonomously self-healing in milliseconds with crystallographic precision,” the department said.
Due to this unique property, the broken pieces of the component acquire electrical charges at the crack junction and the damaged parts attract each other for precise autonomous repair. The methodology for self-repair was initially developed by the IISER Kolkata team led by professor C Malla Reddy and professor Nirmalya Ghosh.
Indian scientists develop material that repair itself on mechanical impact
Due to the unique property of piezoelectric molecular crystals, the broken pieces of the component acquire electrical charges at the crack junction and the damaged parts attract each other for precise autonomous repair.
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Not for the first time, several materials like that are available in laboratory applications for a while, the question is: is it feasible for field application or has any advantages compared to other similar smart piezo-electric materials?Indian scientists develop material that repair itself on mechanical impact
Due to the unique property of piezoelectric molecular crystals, the broken pieces of the component acquire electrical charges at the crack junction and the damaged parts attract each other for precise autonomous repair.
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 24, 2021 07:41 PM IST
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Scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that generate electricity under mechanical impact.(DST)
Scientists in India have developed material that may soon make it possible for damaged electronic components to repair themselves. The department of science and technology on Saturday said that researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, to develop piezoelectric molecular crystals that repair themselves with the electrical charges generated by the mechanical impact on them.
Daily use devices often break down due to mechanical damage, which decreases the life of the equipment and increases maintenance costs. In autonomous spacecraft, human intervention for the repair and restoration of an electronic component damaged by a mechanical impact is not possible. In such cases, minimal damage could leave costly equipment useless.
Keeping such necessities in mind, scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that generate electricity under mechanical impact.
“The piezoelectric molecules developed by the scientists called bipyrazole organic crystals recombine following mechanical fracture without any external intervention, autonomously self-healing in milliseconds with crystallographic precision,” the department said.
Due to this unique property, the broken pieces of the component acquire electrical charges at the crack junction and the damaged parts attract each other for precise autonomous repair. The methodology for self-repair was initially developed by the IISER Kolkata team led by professor C Malla Reddy and professor Nirmalya Ghosh.
Indian scientists develop material that repair itself on mechanical impact
Due to the unique property of piezoelectric molecular crystals, the broken pieces of the component acquire electrical charges at the crack junction and the damaged parts attract each other for precise autonomous repair.
Better to post the scientific article if possible, newsmaker always ruin such scientific studies for making it fit for news materials.
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Where does it state that it's developed first time in entire world?Not for the first time, several materials like that are available in laboratory applications for a while, the question is: is it feasible for field application or has any advantages compared to other similar smart piezo-electric materials?
Better to post the scientific article if possible, newsmaker always ruin such scientific studies for making it fit for news materials.
The one developed by Indians are harder than pre-existing one's
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And for such claims it is better to post the scientific article, so that exact comparisons with the other ones can be seen.
That is my bad: I have misread the title as the "first", since newspapers like to include such words.
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good news is LCA Mk2 is on track and he sounds pretty optimistic about Akash NG .
Beleive me Akash NG looks pretty decent with launcher and radar on same truck it can be easily trasportable and can provide a decent coverage with not extra vehicles and equipment .
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GaN has been matured too and has been added in akash ng(overall system)
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Akash system to evolve to completely replace the Barak-8 (MR-SAM). Though MR-SAM is built in India with many internal sub-components being Indian, it is important to completely stop our reliance on imports
The only to achieve some self dependency and R&D is to involve private companies and to win some export contracts
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It's already happening,DRDO and goi has taken up measures so that DRDO behaves like DARPA
If you want to read up in detail then lmk
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Recently, DRDO has handed over production contracts to private Indian firms when it comes to missiles. This is a starter but will still help em gain some invaluable experience
