Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar underlines need for indigenous efforts in defence

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Parrikar underlines need for indigenous efforts in defence | Zee News
Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015 - 15:21


Mumbai: Stating that India spends around Rs 3 lakh crore every year on defending its borders, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday called for "self dependence" and need for indigenous efforts with regards to ammunition supply in order to take on any eventuality.


He was addressing a gathering here while inaugurating the 'Engineers' Conclave' jointly organized by the National Academy of Engineering and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.

"When we talk about security, whether its energy, food or even the security of borders, I think self dependence is very important. We require some critical equipment for the purpose of defending our country.

"My worry is that after spending such a huge amount, Rs 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh crore every year on defence...We are spending this money every year, year after year for a one time eventuality and I hope that it doesn't come," Parrikar said.

"In case it comes true, just maybe, then we have to depend on other countries for supply of arms and ammunition? Security does have to take into consideration the dependence on foreign powers for supply of ammunition. Therefore use of indigenous efforts is a very important aspect," he said.

Parrikar further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swacch Bharat and Clean Ganga mission that were taken up last year should have been pursued long back.

"Swacch Bharat concept launched by PM last year and Ganga Clean mission should have been done long back. When we talk of Ganga, it has so many medicinal components in it as it has its source in the Himalayas. It can virtually take care of minor bacterial inputs. This is what I read. Today, it does not work out to be true," he said.

Parrikar said that India is developing at a speed not seen in Western countries and that when we spend energy, saving it at the same time should be made a hallmark.

"Aspect of a clean and green India can generate power by itself. Our culture tells us that earth has enough to give you for your needs," he said.

 

[Khanivore]

What sort of ammunition is the defense minister talking about?

 

[GreenApple]

If India has to be secure,peaceful and prosper...without spending tons of cash....then it has to invest more on ability to take direct, covert and overt operations against enemy. Osama or Mukti Bhani type operation will be more cost effective and part of larger solution than few Rafale

 

[Hindustani78]

What sort of ammunition is the defense minister talking about?

"When we talk about security, whether its energy, food or even the security of borders, I think self dependence is very important. We require some critical equipment for the purpose of defending our country.

"In case it comes true, just maybe, then we have to depend on other countries for supply of arms and ammunition? Security does have to take into consideration the dependence on foreign powers for supply of ammunition. Therefore use of indigenous efforts is a very important aspect," he said.

 

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Updated: September 8, 2015 01:47 IST
Trust deficit in defence will be removed: Parrikar - The Hindu

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurating the world-class manufacturing facility built exclusively for Airbus at Aequs SEZ, near Hattargiin Belagavi district, on Monday.

The element of “trust deficit” in the Defence Ministry continues to haunt the present incumbent Manohar Parrikar, who has sought an year’s time to remove the suffix in the term and bring in effective changes to boost defence manufacturing and procurement in line with the “Make in India (MII)” programme aimed at transforming the country into a global manufacturing hub in the days to come.

Inaugurating the world class manufacturing facility built exclusively for Airbus at Aequs SEZ near Hattargi of Hukkeri taluk, 35 km from here, on Monday, he said: “Trust deficit was highest in the defence department; it still exists and needs appropriate changes. I thought I could do it in 5-6 months, but I am determined to bring changes in a year and show what Indians and India can do.”

The manufacturing for defence requirement is not moving at required pace because of the atmosphere of suspicion and it has to be removed to strengthen “trust”. Measures had been taken to bring in necessary changes to the existing offset rules and regulations while some of which had been already modified. Also, measures are being taken to tax reforms for defence manufacturing sector. Issues related to existence of agents and black-marketing are also being addressed.

Already, the government has de-listed two-third items manufactured for defence department, thereby opening opportunities for the private sector.

He said the MII offered full of opportunities while the biggest chuck could come from the defence sector given the fact that the country was still depended a lot on imports to meet defence requirement. At present, the defence offset procurement (parts manufactured in India under offset clause) was around USD 30 billion, which could exceed 35 billion dollars by the end of the current financial year. Indian defence imports could be USD 8-10 billion in next 5 to 10 years.

Aravind Melligeri, Chairman & CEO, Aequs, said the company planned to invest USD 50 million at the Belagavi facility over next five years and generate employment for over 1,000 skilled professionals during the period.

Srinivasan Dwarakanath, MD Airbus India, said Airbus had planned to deliver 6,000 planes, which meant opportunities for supply parts to the company. Prakash B. Hukkeri, MP, Suresh C. Angadi, MP Prabhakar Kore, Rajya Sabhya member, Robert Hartan, Vice President, Aerostructures and Materials, Airbus Defence and Space, Germany, Rajeev Kaul, Group MD, Aequs India, were present.

 

[Khanivore]

If India has to be secure,peaceful and prosper...without spending tons of cash....then it has to invest more on ability to take direct, covert and overt operations against enemy. Osama or Mukti Bhani type operation will be more cost effective and part of larger solution than few Rafale

They will have to spend more, a lot more and be ready to sacrifice oneself to get anywhere near to "direct, covert" or "overt" because it's going to be very tough to pull out of Pakistani airspace intact once Indian forces have conducted any type of run.

"When we talk about security, whether its energy, food or even the security of borders, I think self dependence is very important. We require some critical equipment for the purpose of defending our country.

"In case it comes true, just maybe, then we have to depend on other countries for supply of arms and ammunition? Security does have to take into consideration the dependence on foreign powers for supply of ammunition. Therefore use of indigenous efforts is a very important aspect," he said.

I quote: "Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday called for "self dependence" and need for indigenous efforts with regards to ammunition supply in order to take on any eventuality."

Let me decipher it (correct me if I'm wrong): "Ammunition stocks are low/limited. If we goto war with our neighbor Pakistan, we won't last long as ammo stocks will run dry quite soon. We need to stop buying from abroad because if we get caught in the act of starting a war, we'll have sanctions slapped on and we'll be buggered."

The strange thing is, India has come this far but still buys ammunition from abroad?

I'm curious: does India produce any ammunition locally?

 

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Tread cautiously, suppliers of defence products told - The Hindu
Updated: September 8, 2015 05:44 IST

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar sounded a warning note to entrepreneurs manufacturing or planning to manufacture various products for the Indian defence sector and advised them to tread a cautious path.

Speaking after inaugurating a world-class manufacturing facility built exclusively for Airbus at AEQUS SEZ near Hattargi of Hukkeri taluk near here on Monday, he said that though the “Make in India” programme was laying down the right path for private manufacturers, they need to adopt a planned approach while manufacturing for the defence sector. Unlike civil procurement, the products are made for defence, procured and used by the defence with no private capital as of now.

Sustainability?

“How will you sustain your industry if the government at some point of time decides not to buy products from you?” he asked them.

Therefore, he said, the private sector manufacturers should not be fully dependent on the defence sector for their products and also explore other customers as well to sustain themselves.

To lay emphasis on this view, he reminded how the production of battle tanks at the Ordinance unit had come to a grinding halt for over a year after the radiator was found to be overheating in some tanks procured by the Army.

However, the issue has been resolved now.

But, that doesn’t mean that the Army fell short of battle tanks. “We have enough tanks,” he said.

They will have to spend more, a lot more and be ready to sacrifice oneself to get anywhere near to "direct, covert" or "overt" because it's going to be very tough to pull out of Pakistani airspace intact once Indian forces have conducted any type of run.

I quote: "Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday called for "self dependence" and need for indigenous efforts with regards to ammunition supply in order to take on any eventuality."

Let me decipher it (correct me if I'm wrong): "Ammunition stocks are low/limited. If we goto war with our neighbor Pakistan, we won't last long as ammo stocks will run dry quite soon. We need to stop buying from abroad because if we get caught in the act of starting a war, we'll have sanctions slapped on and we'll be buggered."

The strange thing is, India has come this far but still buys ammunition from abroad?

I'm curious: does India produce any ammunition locally?

"My worry is that after spending such a huge amount, Rs 2.5 lakh to 3 lakh crore every year on defence...We are spending this money every year, year after year for a one time eventuality and I hope that it doesn't come," Parrikar said.

"In case it comes true, just maybe, then we have to depend on other countries for supply of arms and ammunition? Security does have to take into consideration the dependence on foreign powers for supply of ammunition. Therefore use of indigenous efforts is a very important aspect," he said.

India do produce ammunitions locally in all the Ordnance factories and each of these ordnance factories produce different type of ammunitions. What Defense minister is saying is to buy ammunition from our local factories as we spend 2.5 Lakh to 3 Lakh crore each year on defence.





Factories

1. Ammunition Factory Khadki (AFK)
2. Cordite Factory Aruvankadu (CFA)
3. Engine Factory Avadi (EFA)
4. Field Gun Factory Kanpur (FGK)
5. Gun Carriage Factory (GCF)
6. Grey Iron Foundry (GIF)
7. Gun and Shell Factory (GSF)
8. Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project (HAPP)
9. High Explosive Factory (HEF)
10. Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF)
11. Machine Tool Prototype Factory (MPF)
12. Metal and Steel Factory (MSF)
13. Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi (OCFAV)
14. Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh (OCFC)
15. Ordnance Clothing Factory Shahjahanpur (OCFS)
16. Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur (OEFC)
17. Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur (OEFHZ)
18. Ordnance Factory Ambernath (OFA)
19. Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFAJ)
20. Ordnance Factory Bhandara (OFBA)
21. Ordnance Factory Bhusawal (OFBH)
22. Ordnance Factory Bolangir (OFBOL)
23. Ordnance Factory Kanpur (OFC)
24. Ordnance Factory Chandrapur (OFCH)
25. Ordnance Factory Dumdum (OFDC)
26. Ordnance Factory Dehu Road (OFDR)
27. Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFDUN)
28. Ordnance Factory Itarsi (OFI)
29. Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK)
30. Ordnance Factory Katni (OFKAT)
31. Ordnance Factory Muradnagar (OFM)
32. Ordnance Factory Project Nalanda (OFN)
33. Ordnance Factory Project Korwa (OFPKR)
34. Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM)
35. Ordnance Factory Tiruchirapalli (OFT)
36. Ordnance Factory Varangaon (OFV)
37. Opto Electronics Factory (OLF)
38. Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF)
39. Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI)
40. Small Arms Factory (SAF)
41. Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)

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BOMB HE A/C 1000 lbs

 

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Make in India: Government places defence order worth Rs 2 lakh crore - The Economic Times

NEW DELHI: Government has placed defence order worth Rs 2 lakh crore under buy and Make in India category to boost local manufacturing sector, a senior government official today said.

"In the last one year, Rs 2 lakh crore worth order has been already placed under buy and Make in India category. This itself precludes a larger role of foreign investors and gives greater flexibility to domestic industry to participate in defence order," DIPP Joint Secretary Shubhra Singh said while speaking at Electronica India.

She said that among 25 sectors identified for Make in India campaign, defence and aerospace are being increasingly looked upon as one of the most promising segments to push indigenous manufacturing.

"... over next seven years, there is expected spend of $130 billion on defence forces and additional $110 billion on homeland security. This is a type of opportunity before domestic manufacturers and also for foreign investors," Singh said.

She said in service core to defence sector, there will be higher planned capital spend in future.

"It is important that the aerospace and defence industry leverage ESDM (Electronic System Design and Manufacturing) policies to drive down operation cost," Singh said.

As per a report by India Electronics and Semiconductor Association in partnership with Roland Berger, Indian aerospace and defence market is the 7th largest globally with strong demand emanating across the triad of user services.

At a sub-system level, the total opportunity for electronics sector that emerges in user service segment is about $58 billion over next 12-15 years considering platform requirements for the user services, the report said.

"This is the right time to investment in India. There are incentives under MSIPS which have attracted investments but it is not as per expectation," TRAI Chairman RS Sharma said while recalling his experience as Secretary for the Department of Electronics and IT.

Defence Research and Development Organisation Director KD Nayak said that designing and making of defence equipment in India is important to generate trustworthiness in products.

"About 50-53 per cent Defence equipment are being made in India. DRDO production value is around Rs 1.7 lakh crore and our target is to reach 70 per cent of production by 2018. In electronic sector, we are good in design but poor in manufacturing. We are in transitional phase," Nayak said.

He said that private sector needs to invest in research and development and develop intellectual property right.

"In Defence sector you have to take some risk. Stringent requirements are there. It requires different product design than what is required in commercial space. If you to reach 70 per cent of Defence manufacturing, private sector will have to come," Nayak said.

 

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Need to change mindset in Ministry of Defence: Parrikar | Zee News

New Delhi: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said that the government desires for greater outsourcing by defence PSU`s and ordnance factories`, and was looking at building synergy between public and private sector to establish a vibrant Defence Industrial Base in the country.


Parrikar was addressing a seminar on `Outsourcing and Vendor Development by DPSU`s and OF`s: Opportunities for Innovation, Collaboration and Product Development` organized by FICCI jointly with the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

Parrikar said that defence was one of the sectors being focused in `Make in India` and it was being ensured that Indian industry gets adequate and fair protection, especially in defence sector, to allow manufacturers to design and produce defence equipment indigenously.

He added that it would be in the interest of India`s security, if defence capabilities are scaled up and requirements of the armed forces are met in-house. MoD is the single buyer and has all the control, however it needs to stop frequent shifting of goal posts and give pragmatic requirements which industry will be able to provide quickly.

Asking of something which is not pragmatic and not readily available will never help, rather will make things complicated leading to a situation where the nation suffers. The Defence Minister also emphasized for fair protection for private sector and avid repeat of past kneejerk reaction on irrational Blacklisting without any tangible benefit. In past there were examples where the Blacklisted company benefitted while it proved dear to Indian exchequer as we had paid money but not received the product.

He said that there was a need for a paradigm shift in the mindset of the Ministry of Defence and to create an environment of `Mutual Trust` with the Industry. `Delegation of power is the first stage where trust is considered but mindsets take time to change`.

This will help public and private sectors to manufacture defence products indigenously to meet the requirements of the Indian armed forces. He specifically mentioned to an alarming situation when our ammunition stock reserve which could barely sustain for 10 days in 2013. However with the clear direction and with the efforts of industry, the same has been radically addressed leading to current stage where we have made up shortfall over requisite stock levels by 70-80 percent and by next year there will bel be nil deficit.

Ashok Kumar Gupta, Secretary (DP), Ministry of Defence, said that the defence procurement procedure was amended to allow greater participation of domestic companies. India needed self-reliance in design and production of defence equipment to strengthen its military capabilities. He added that outsourcing would enhance product development and would help in attaining cost effectiveness and competitiveness, besides encouraging a robust participation of MSMEs.

Gupta said that product categories for outsourcing have been decided and it included products which are less expensive and small, those requiring special manufacturing processes but are not strategic in nature, those which do not involve intensive technology and products that are technology sensitive.

ANI

How India plans to change its defence acquisition process | Zee News
Last Updated: Saturday, September 12, 2015 - 16:19

New Delhi: In a move that will change India's defence acquisition process, government plans to enter into "strategic partnership" with domestic private firms in six critical areas, replacing the system of awarding contracts to lowest bidder.

The Defence Ministry has set up a high powered committee under the chairmanship of former DRDO chief VK Aatre to recommend guidelines for selecting Indian private firms for strategic partnership under 'Make In India' initiative in the six areas which include submarines, aircraft and missiles, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday.

"Instead of asking for tendering and all those things, a process of selecting a right partner is chosen. If you select through L1 (lowest bidder), you may end up with someone who is not capable. My aspect of success is capability of that partner," Parrikar told reporters here on the sidelines of a FICCI organised seminar.

He made it clear that there won't be any repetition of the entity. "There won't be repetition. If an X group has been taken in as a strategic partner in one segment, it will not be considered for another segment. It can participate in partnership for other products".

Explaining the concept, Parrikar gave the example of state-run Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) which is building six Scorpene submarines and is also vying for a separate contract for additional six convention submarines worth over Rs 60,000 crore.

"It is obvious if you have an MDL which has the capacity, you can have one private sector (entity). You cannot have 10 private sectors (entities) or two private sector (entities) because obviously you cannot go on buying 100 submarines. The number is 30 as per Cabinet Committee on Security and may be we will go for a few more. But basically, you need one or two shipyards," he said.

He said the question was which will be the private shipyard with which strategic partnership can be signed.

"As I said MDL has capability and let one private sector come in. Who is that private sector, how do you select? It is not toss and neither my decision. So there has to be some mechanism and for that we have the committee under chairmanship of Aatre along with some top experts," he said.

He said once the domestic strategic partner is selected, talks with foreign technology provider or FDI partner will be undertaken to carry out the project.

Strategic partnership was one of the proposals of the Dhirendra Singh committee which had recommended a slew of steps to ease the defence procurement policy.

The Aatre committee, which has experts from banking, chartered accountancy among others, has been asked to submit a report within three weeks, Parrikar said.

However, he added that a few more weeks might be given.

The six segments identified are - aircraft and their major systems, warships of stated displacements, submarines and their major systems, armoured fighting vehicles and their major systems, complex weapons that rely on guidance system, C4ISTR (Command and Control System) and critical materials (special alloys and composites).

Dhirendra Singh committee in its report had said that having been declared a Strategic Partner in any one platform, or a family of complex weapons or a major network programme, that entity or its associate or subsidiary should not be eligible to be chosen as a Strategic Partner for any other purpose under this dispensation.

"This is to prevent conglomerate monopolies emerging at the very start without production even having commenced.

"Likewise, they will also not be allowed to have cross-holdings in each others? companies. The available capability and capacity in the concerned public sector unit will be an additional safeguard against any monopolistic tendency on the part of the Strategic Partner," the report had said.

The developments are part of measures being introduced by Parrikar which will finally shape the new Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) being worked out by the government.

A number of contracts are awaiting the new DPP which is expected to come out with clear instructions for procurement, role of middlemen, blacklisting of firms and offset policy among others.

PTI

 

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Ministry of Defence
25-November, 2016 16:42 IST
Quality of Ammunition

Ordnance Factories manufacture ammunition as per the laid-down specifications, Drawings and Quality Assurance (QA) Plan. The ammunition is supplied after due testing and fulfilling required quality parameters. It is rendered unserviceable due to a number of factors as mentioned below:

· Handling of ammunition during usage.

· Conditions of storage of the ammunition.

· Handling of ammunition during its transportation.

· Expiry of the shelf life of its components.

· Manufacturing defects; and

· Design defects.


A committee headed by Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP) representative consisting of all stakeholders investigates all cases reported for defects by the user during exploitation and the remedial measures / corrective actions suggested by the committee are implemented.


This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri KN Ramachandran in Lok Sabha today.