Ahmedabad:
Adani Defense & Aerospace has partnered with Thales Defense & Security Inc to achieve self-reliance in the defense manufacturing sector. Thales is an American aerospace and defense company. Through this partnership, Thales’ 70-mm laser-guided rocket will be manufactured in India.
Thales is a world leader in the manufacture of 70-mm rockets, launch and firing control systems and has sold 8 million rockets worldwide. The 70-mm rocket enables multiple missions thanks to precise laser guidance, is immune to jamming and has the highest accuracy in delivering munitions to the target. This is considered best for helicopter-mounted or helicopter-mounted rocket systems.
Adani Defense has partnered with Thales to set up manufacturing, assembly and testing in India under the Indian category procurement of the Defense Acquisition Process (DAP) 2020. This is a unique partnership for India. According to sources, this will also provide export opportunities based on competition in the country’s supply chain.
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We are thrilled to announce our partnership with the Adani Group in India. We are keen to cooperate in the production of Thales’ 70mm rocket in India. This partnership is a major milestone in our continued… pic.twitter.com/LAOZKNHxw4— Alpha Defense™ (@alpha_defense) June 26, 2024
Thales’ 70-mm rocket can be used against light armored vehicles, air defense units, radar sites and communications units with the help of precise laser-guidance.
After Thales mounted the 70-mm rocket on an Airbus H145M attack helicopter in Sweden to demonstrate its accuracy Precision attack It was demonstrated. The missile was fired from a distance of 4.5 km and its deviation from the target was less than one meter. It can be used to reduce collateral damage in urban areas or provide close air support to tanks and infantry on the battlefield.
Thales’ 70 mm unguided rocket is deployed in the current fleet of ALH and light combat helicopters. These rockets have proved helpful in wars around the world. It has been supplied in large quantities to the Indian Armed Forces in the past under global procurement.
The need for ammunition similar to that of the 70 mm rocket is often felt. This rocket will prove to be the mainstay of India’s combat capabilities for rotary wing assets. He said that this rocket will also be deployed in ALH (WSI) and LCH series helicopters.
The indigenously developed light combat helicopter Prachanda was inducted into the Indian Air Force in the year 2022. The combat helicopter can fire air-to-ground and air-to-air missiles and can perform multiple functions including Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), Destroying Enemy Air Defense (DEAD) and Anti-Terrorism (CI) missions.
Earlier in June, Adani Defense and Aerospace entered into a historic agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ EDGE Group – one of the world’s leading cutting-edge technology and defense groups, to create a global platform leveraging both companies’ defense and aerospace capabilities. To bring all their products together and meet the needs of global and local customers.
The agreement will explore the establishment of R&D facilities in India and the UAE and development, manufacturing and maintenance facilities for defense and aerospace solutions to meet the needs of the two captive markets as well as the South-East Asian and wider global markets. met
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