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HAL prepares locations for MMRCA Manufacturing
 State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. will locate two separate divisions at its Bangalore location to manufacture the airframe and the engine for the MMRCA/ Rafale initiative. Accessory production has been planned at HAL divisions at Hyderabad, Lucknow and Korwa (Uttar Pradesh) according to India Strategic.
The first 18 Rafale aircraft will arrive in fly-away condition from Dassault Aviation, within three years of signing of the contract. Meanwhile, HAL will receive production tooling, expertise and technical know-how from the French. The remaining 108 aircraft will be progressively manufactured from semi-knocked-down and completely knocked-down kits. Gradually, HAL will start producing the fuselage and other parts from raw materials.
HAL officiating Chairman and Managing Director P.V. Deshmukh, who was earlier managing director of HAL's MiG complex at Nasik, disclosed that HAL already had Memorandums of Understanding with Dassault and engine-maker Snecma.
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Dassault Aviation and Reliance Industries sign agreement
 India’s largest private sector company, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) wasted no time in signing an agreement with France's Dassault Aviation for partnering in the defense and homeland security. Just days after Dassault was acknowledged as the apparent winner of the $10.4 billion MMRCA Competition, you could see the seasoned hand of former Boeing executive Dr. Vivek Lall, who was hired by billionaire Mukesh Ambani to head up Reliance’s defense initiative less than a year ago.
In May last year, Lall (who worked for Raytheon and NASA earlier in his career) told the Times of India, that he decided to join RIL following an "invigorating chat" with RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani that left him "deeply inspired". "The next line of my growth could have been a new assignment at Boeing. But I decided it was time to be part of the Indian industry, and Boeing understood my position. I see enormous scope for growth, and I expect to contribute a little to the burgeoning industry.”
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Defense Joint Ventures with Private Sector Entities permitted
 India’s Union Cabinet approved the guidelines for establishing Joint Venture Companies by Defense Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). This will enable the government- owned DPSUs to form legal partnerships with Indian and foreign companies more readily. One of the first beneficiaries of the new policy will be Bangalore-based Bharat Electronics Ltd, whose joint venture with French armament major Thales was placed on hold some time ago. Such JVs were initially allowed in the Defense Production Policy 2011 but suspended after government-owned Mazagon Dockyards Limited (MDL) signed a JV with a private shipyard, which was opposed by other state-owned shipyards. The DPSUs will retain “affirmative rights” such as amendments to the articles of association of the JV Company, declaration of dividend, sale of substantial assets, and formation of further subsidiaries.” Some such JVs have existed for years such as one between BAE and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
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Indian Defense Officials travel overseas in wake of MMRCA decision
 On a four-day visit to the UK to India’s Army Chief General V.K. Singh was received by British Chief of General Staff General Sir Peter Wall and interacted with British Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond." Singh also visited the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, which was the cradle of Indian army's leadership prior to independence in 1947. Singh’s visit was preceded by a British delegation that spent time in New Delhi.
Shortly after this, India's Defense Minister AK Antony made his first ever visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, accompanied by Defense Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma, Army vice Chief Lt General S. K. Singh, Navy deputy chief vice admiral Satish Soni and Air vice Marshal M. R. Pawar. The delegation met Prince Salman-bin-Abdul Aziz Al-Saud and others during their trip.
India suggested that the navies of the two countries could explore practical cooperation in the fight against piracy and that the Royal Saudi Navy play an active role in the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) construct. The Saudi defense minister readily accepted the suggestions.
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Indian Navy Gets First P-8I Radar
 Raytheon Inc’s Space and Airborne Systems Business Unit (SAS) has delivered the first APY-10 multi-mission radar to Boeing for installation in the P-8I maritime patrol aircraft for the Indian Navy. The company is under contract to deliver eight sets. Although it shares a common designation with the radar being used in the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon, the Indian APY-10 incorporates new modes.
“The Indian government had different requirements [from the U.S. Navy],” said Tim Carey, Raytheon’s vice president, ISR systems. “It’s specifically customized for their needs.” One of the two principal elements of the adaptation is the addition of an interleaved weather/surface search radar mode, which allows the flight crew to access weather-avoidance information while the radar is also performing its surveillance mission.
A second requirement is for an air-to-air capability to exploit the aircraft’s typically high operating altitudes. “India is interested in the air picture from high altitude,” said Carey. “We’ve adapted the waveform to give that capability.” Adapting the APY-10 involved changes in the data- and signal-processors, and some alterations to the actual antenna. Mounted in the lower nose of the P-8I, the radar has a forward scan over a 240-degree sector.
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