Following an intense aerial confrontation with Pakistan between May 7 and 10, India has moved to approve the emergency procurement of new air defense and counter-terrorism equipment. This urgent acquisition comes in the wake of the incident on April 22, where 26 civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir. Accusing Pakistan...
Flex, Samsung, Foxconn, Vistron, Nokia, Boost Electronics Manufacturing in India
Electronics manufacturing in India is currently in a boom period, thanks partly to the Government's production-linked incentives (PLI), for ten sectors that include telecom, automobiles and pharmaceuticals among others. In the telecom sector, there are PLIs for three categories: telecom equipment, mobile phones, and IT hardware products. PLI has helped...
UK’s Smiths Detection and India’s BEL to Build High Tech Scanners
London, U.K.-based Smiths Detection, which specializes in inspection and detection technologies, signed a memorandum of understanding with India's state-owned Bharat Electronics Ltd., India's largest defense lectronics company, for the manufacture of advanced X-ray screening technologies in India. This MoU which is for five years can be extended further by mutual...
India's Bharat Electronics Teams with Hughes Network Systems
Hughes India, majority owned subsidiary of Germantown, MD headquartered Hughes Network Systems, LLC, entered into a Teaming Agreement with state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited for the design, development, supply, installation, integration, and commissioning of Satellite Communication solutions for helicopters. This Agreement will enable India's Ministry of Defense's strategic users to get...
Solar Cells from India to Power Satellites in Space
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will mass-produce solar cells that can be used in its space programs. ISRO has imported technology from the U.S. and will start manufacturing these products under the supervision of its scientists at the state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited based in Bangalore. Unlike the conventional solar...
India, Israel to Collaborate on Developing Missiles
India's state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited signed a $630 million contract on May 19 with Israel Aerospace Industries to jointly produce long-range surface-to-air missile [LRSAM] systems for four ships of the Indian Navy and for the Israeli defense forces. The joint development of the advanced air and missile defense system will...