IAI agreement with Dynamatic Technologies and Elcom Systems for UAVs
During the visit of Prime Minister Modi to Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI), Dynamatic Technologies Ltd (DTL) and Elcom Systems signed an agreement on production, assembly and support of UAVs in India. The co-operation agreement supports the existing infrastructure in India for current MRO (Maintenance Repair and Overhaul) programmes, while advancing the Indian government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. The co-operation between the three companies will provide the best solution for the Indian armed forces, based on the transfer of state of the art UAV technology and production capabilities from IAI to DTL and Elcom, in order to enable indigenous capability for UAV systems.
Seen in the picture below are Shiv Vikram Khemka, Elcom Systems Private Ltd., Joseph Weiss, IAI’s President and CEO, Udayant Malhoutra, CEO & Managing Director Dynamatic Technologies.
IAI LR-SAMs for Indian Navy
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded an additional $630 million contract for supply of LRSAMs air and missile defence systems for four warships of the Indian Navy. The contract will be carried out with BEL, which serves as the main contractor in the project as part of India’s ‘Make in India’ policy. Prior to signing the contract, the system was successfully tested in India as part of operational interception trial aboard INS Kochi, demonstrating the System’s operational capabilities in a representative scenario with genuine target.
LRSAM trials
IAI Strategic Teaming Agreement with Wipro
Israel Aerospace Industries and Wipro Enterprises (P) Limited have signed an agreement to collaborate in manufacturing of composite aero structures in India including establishing a facility for this purpose. The agreement stipulates that IAI will transfer technology and assist Wipro in building a plant for manufacturing and assembly of aero structures for the civilian sector. The agreement forms the foundation for broader future collaboration between the two companies in India and is expected to support IAI’s leadership in this arena while supporting the implementation of future projects.
IAI expands JV with Kalyani Group
Executives from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. (KSSL), subsidiary of Bharat Forge Limited, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) addressed to expand the Joint Venture that the companies are establishing. The new MOU covers the establishment of a maintenance centre for selected advanced air defence systems in Hyderabad. The two companies have also agreed on expanding their joint operations for development, manufacturing and marketing of precise ammunition systems. In February 2017, IAI had signed an MOU with Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd. (KSSL) for establishing a joint venture that will develop, build, market and manufacture selected air defence systems and light weight special purpose munitions, in accordance with the Indian Government’s ‘Make in India’ policy.
Elbit Systems–Cyclone & Mahindra Aero Structures collaborate
A MOU to collaborate on the production of aerostructures parts and assemblies has been signed between Elbit Systems–Cyclone of Israel and Mahindra Aerostructures of India. Under this arrangement, Cyclone will source content for their existing work packages from Mahindra, and the two companies will also team up on new work opportunities, leveraging each other’s strengths, capacities and capabilities.
Mahindra currently operates a large aerostructures manufacturing facility near Bengaluru. The plant produces parts for its global customerbase, which includes reputed OEMs and Tier 1s, and is also exporting primary structural assemblies for the Mahindra Airvan 8 aircraft. Cyclone, a whollyowned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., serves as Elbit Systems’ design and manufacturing centre for composite and metal structural aircraft assemblies and parts for leading aerospace companies and OEMs.
In the photograph are (left to right): Arvind Mehra, Executive Director & CEO, Mahindra Aerospace; SP Shukla, Chairman, Mahindra Aerospace and Group President- Aerospace & Defence, Mahindra Group; Yoram Shmuely, Executive Vice President & GM, Aerospace Division, Elbit Systems; David Vidan, General Manager, Elbit Systems- Cyclone; Eitan Cohen, VP, Business Development & Programmes, Elbit Systems-Cyclone.
Alpha Design Technologies and Elbit
expand existing JVC
Alpha
Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd., of Bengaluru has signed an agreement with Elbit
Security Systems Ltd (ELSEC), Israel for expansion of their existing JVC
‘Alpha-Elsec Defence & Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd’. This agreement enhances
the scope of operation of the JVC into niche technological areas such as new
generation thermal imaging equipment’s, state-of-art fire control systems,
unmanned aerial systems (UAS) under the mini, medium sized UAV category, in
addition to night vision devices, laser range finders, laser pointers, reflex
sights, amongst the others. Elad Aharonson, Executive Vice President and
General Manager – Elbit - ISTAR Division, stated, “Together with Alpha Design,
we have successfully completed two major contracts for the upgradation of
armoured vehicles : thermal imaging sighting kit, 969 sets for the BMP-2 and
thermal imaging based fire control systems, 1000 sets for the T-72, including
providing installation and life cycle support for these systems to the Indian
Defence Forces”.