News Story: India To Produce Precision-Guided Munitions Domestically

AASM family of weapons (Image: Wiki Commons)

Vivek Raghuvanshi

NEW DELHI — For the first time a domestic company will produce precision-guided and laser bombs in India for the country's defense forces.

Emerging private firm OIS Advanced Technology (OIS-AT) will partner with Sagem of France to manufacture the munitions, which India currently import from Israel, France, Russia and the United States for its fighters.

"OIS-AT has teamed up with Sagem of France to establish manufacturing for precision-guided guidance kits to meet domestic requirements," said Sanjay Bhandari, chairman and managing director of OIS-AT. "Separately, we also have plans to establish manufacturing for advanced munitions to meet Indian Air Force (IAF) requirements."

"We are pleased to collaborate with OIS-AT with our combat-proven, high-precision, AASM Hammer Guidance and Range Extension kit for aerial munitions for the Indian Air Force. With OIS-AT we have a partner with a core focus and appreciation of advanced technologies and innovation to advance our joint interests for the Indian Air Force," Sagem CEO Martin Sion said.

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News Story: Sagem forming Indian JV for AASM Hammer bomb kits

Image: Wiki Commons

by Richard Tomkins

Sagem of France is creating a joint venture company in India for the manufacture of its AASM Hammer bomb guidance and glide kit.

A memorandum of understanding for the JV was signed with OIS Advanced Technology, or OIS-AT.

"We are pleased to collaborate with OIS-AT with our combat proven, high-precision AASM Hammer guidance and range extension kit for aerial munitions for the Indian air force," said Sagem CEO Martin Sion. "With OIS-AT we have a partner with a core focus and appreciation of advanced technologies and innovation to advance our joint interests for the Indian air force."

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India: BEL INKS MoU with Sagem

Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s Sagem Défense Sécurité, France, to explore co-operation in the production and supply of Navigational sensors like periscope, Inertial Navigational System and optronic mast to the Indian Navy for its various platforms under consideration for future induction. 

The MoU was signed at the BEL stall at DefExpo-2014 here by Mr P C Jain, Director (Marketing), BEL, and Mr Bruno Even, CEO, Sagem, France. Mr S K Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, BEL. Mr Joel Berkoukchi, COO, Director, Avionics Division, Sagem, France and Mr Chandrasekhar S, General Manager (Naval Systems), BEL, were also present.