DefINsights - Sugosha Newsletter Dec 2019

DefInsightsVol.3Issue7-Dec2019
A SUGOSHA MEDIA PRESENTATION

DEFENCE PROCUREMENTS
2019 RECAP

CONTENTS

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From the MD’s Desk

In our November issue we discussed Russian visit of our Prime Minister and the
larger impact on the Indian sub-continent and China’s military might. As we draw
close to end of the year, there have been few major developments, that we would
like to discuss.

The cabinet committee on security (CCS), India, has approved the creation of a
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) post that will function as a single point of contact for
different branches of the armed forces and as a military adviser to the
Mrs. Shanti Kuber government. The CDS, described as ‘first among equals’ among service chiefs, will
also be tasked with trimming weapons procurement procedures and integrating the operation of the
armed forces. The post will have a fixed term that has yet to be determined. All P-5 nations – the five
permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – have equivalent posts. The CDS will act as
the Principal Military Adviser to the Defence Minister on tri-services matters and will not exercise any
military command, including over the three service chiefs.

Lets begin with the India-US 2+2. The second round of the “2 plus 2” dialogue between India and the
United States — involving the foreign and defence ministers of the two countries — which concluded in
Washington last week — appears to give us a new paradigm, that in India-US relations two plus two is on
a trajectory to becoming six.

This dialogue in Washington affirms that New Delhi will embrace Washington in a broad-based politico-
military alliance in a manner akin to that of a NATO member like newfound status (in the Indo-Pacific
theatre) for India. In addition to Japan and Australia, India is the partner in this venture in the “Indo-
Pacific”, the new US coinage for the Pacific area. Mr Pompeo suggested that the two countries had
practical discussions on not just bilateral matters but on Iran, China, Afghanistan and Pakistan, besides
Nepal and Sri Lanka. It was the over-arching, across-the-board nature of the political conversation that
was striking. Points made by our defence minister were revealing. The two sides discussed ways to
expand what they called their 21st century defence partnership welcoming unprecedented levels of
friendship and cooperation between the two militaries (for example, Tiger Triumph, to also become an
annual event); greater information exchange, enhanced defence trade, foundational and enabling
agreements in defence, Industrial Security Annexe is now signed, placement of Liaison officers, and
collaboration between the private sectors for an industry to industry interaction. current U.S.
administration is continuing this pivot by wrapping up the first ever, joint U.S.-India military drills that
involved live-fire drills and search-and-seizure training. The exercise dubbed – “Tiger Triumph” –
“brought together 500 American Marines and sailors, and about 1,200 Indian soldiers, sailors and air
force personnel to train side-by-side for nine days.” At one point during the exercise and ocean drills an
Indian helicopter landed on an American naval vessel in the Bay of Bengal. The main goal of this nine-day
exercise was “to coordinate more ambitiously on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.”

The Government of India, would probably be posting a liaison officer with the American naval base in

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Bahrain, from where the Americans militarily oversee the Gulf area. There is to be a link between our naval
headquarters and the US Indo-Pacific Command. Senior-level participation in deliberations with the Indian
military has been solicited from the US CentCom and AfriCom (Central Command and Africa Command). We
are on the cusp of a new era. Two of the greatest democracies in the world are in a symphony that has the
potential to change the way geo-politics will be played up.

The two countries have agreed to deepen cooperation between the two countries to address regional and
global threats and advance maritime security under an overarching commitment “to work together in
support of a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.

We have had a 2+2 with Japan and more recently with Australia. India and Australia have almost concluded
negotiations on an agreement for reciprocal access to military facilities for logistics support that is expected
to be signed during Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s visit in January. The proposed Mutual Logistics Support
Agreement (MLSA) figured in the third “2+2” or combined dialogue of the Indian and Australian foreign and
defence secretaries in New Delhi on 9 December 2019. One of the biggest developments in the security
dialogue between India and Australia was New Delhi’s assumption of a larger role in the Indo-Pacific. With
joint exercises and defence cooperation between India and Australia on the upswing, the MLSA will remove
the need for protracted negotiations for reciprocal access to logistics support every time a manoeuvre is
held. This dialogue briefly discussed the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan though the Kashmir issue
didn’t come up.

The Indian and French navies will begin joint patrolling in Southern Indian Ocean to deal with illegal fishing
and protect strategic interests of the two countries in the region. The two navies will ink an agreement early
next year which will provide for sharing of classified information. On the proposed joint patrol, Indian Navy
is expected to deploy its P8I maritime surveillance aircraft for it.

Malaysia has shown an interest in the Tejas in the past too, but now its air force is likely to issue a request
for proposal, soliciting competing bids for a new contract next year. The Malaysian Air Force has reportedly
shortlisted India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas as one of the contenders for supplying 36 new aircraft in
this category. If New Delhi and Kuala Lumpur agree to sign the deal, it will be the first foreign sale
undertaken by the Indian government-owned aerospace and defence company Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL), headquartered in the city of Bengaluru. Apart from India's Tejas, the other proposed aircraft
being considered are China's JF-17, South Korea's T-50 Golden Eagle, the Russian YAK-130, BAE Systems'
armed Hawk and Sweden's Gripen, defence sources said on Monday while requesting anonymity. HAL will
respond to the Request for Proposal (RFP) when it is received and will try to make an offer that matches
Malaysian Air Force requirements, the sources stated. There is a concern, however, that the proposed deal
may not take off due to diplomatic and trade ties between both the countries currently being strained.
Bilateral ties between Kuala Lumpur and New Delhi experienced a setback in September this year after
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad told members of the UN General Assembly that India had
"invaded and occupied" the then-state of Jammu and Kashmir, which is the subject of an ongoing dispute
with Pakistan.

HAL's Tejas LCA is said to have better avionics and weapons systems than the other fighter jets vying for the
Malaysian Air Force contract, defence sources said. They claimed that the LCA has the capacity to be

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integrated with both Russian and Western weaponry.

The annual production rate of Tejas LCA is a mere eight aircraft per year and there is a proposal to double it
to 16 aircraft per year, sources stated.

The Philippines is seeking to acquire the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system from India. Officials from
New Delhi and Manila are in advanced negotiations about the number of missiles to be procured and the
overall contract value, adding that they expect a deal to be signed "sometime in 2020". Also part of the
negotiations are after-sale logistics to induct the 292-km range BrahMos.

In August, India had abrogated the special quasi-autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir and followed it
up by creating two separate central government-administered union territories – Jammu and Kashmir and
Ladakh – on 31 October. Pakistan was joined by Malaysia as well as China and Turkey in objecting to India's
recent changes in Kashmir. New Delhi, however, has consistently rejected criticism over the development
from foreign countries, insisting it is an internal affair.

China is mass producing at the Shaanxi Aircraft Industry Group Corporation (SAIC), Y-9 special mission
aircraft, according to a report published by the state-owned Global Times newspaper on 8 December. The
report states that a pulse assembly line has been created at the SAIC manufacturing facility in Hanzhong,
with each airframe progressing through five assembly stations before the completed aircraft emerges from
the final stage. The caption on one of the broadcast images claims that this process enables a 30% increase
in throughput. The aircraft's design is derived from the Antonov An-12 'Cub' - several units of which were
bought by China from the Soviet Union in the 1960s - and was produced as the Shaanxi Y-8 from the early
1970s. Production of a modernised and uprated version, the Y-9, began around 2010, with the aircraft
entering service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in 2012.

The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air: AdlA) has declared initial operating capability (IOC) for the F3R-
standard Dassault Rafale combat aircraft, the service announced on 9 December. IOC enables the service to
use the F3R standard for its national air defence, overseas air defence and strike, and nuclear deterrence
missions, the air force said. Operational units are continuing to ramp-up on the Rafale F3R ahead of the
integration of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) and the Thales TALIOS
long-range airborne targeting pod in the first half of 2020.

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 10 December that it has
awarded local shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) a KRW316 billion (USD264.5
million) contract to build four additional Solgae (LSF-II)-class high-speed hovercraft for the Republic of Korea
Navy (RoKN). The 90-tonne hovercraft, which have a top speed of 40 KT, will join four similar craft, two of
which are already in service with the RoKN, with the other two currently being built at HHIC's Yeongdo
Shipyard in Busan under a KRW152.4 billion (USD125.9 million) contract awarded in 2016.

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has laid out plans for another innovative
unmanned autonomous ship programme a decade after launching its ground-breaking anti-submarine
warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) programme. The agency’s Tactical Technology
Office (TTO) advised that its No Manning Required, Ship (NOMARS) programme “seeks to design a ship that

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can operate autonomously for long durations at sea, enabling a clean-sheet ship design process that
eliminates design considerations associated with crew”. DARPA is sponsoring a proposer’s day on 13 January
2020 where potential bidders will be given more details on the NOMARS.

Australia has approved the procurement of 24 more Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
(JSF) aircraft, the Department of Defence (DoD) announced on 12 December. With the additional F-35s now
approved, Australia is committed to its total programme-of-record of 72 aircraft (though it has a stated
requirement of 100 aircraft). Including the most recent arrivals to Williamtown, the RAAF has now received
18 aircraft (five of these remain at Luke Air Force Base [AFB] in the United States for international pilot
training).

Indra has signed a contract worth more than EUR150 million with Lockheed Martin to supply some of the
main components of the S-band radar for the Spanish Navy’s five new F-110 frigates. The company said it
forms part of an overall package for the anti-aircraft system signed the previous week between the US group
and Spanish shipbuilder Navantia. It also represents the company’s first order for the F-110 since the
government approved at the end of November a EUR1.63 billion tranche to get construction under way.

Thales has been contracted to provide the integrated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sonar suites for the
Spanish Navy’s five new F-110 frigates. A contract valued at EUR165.5 million (USD184.3 million) was
awarded by prime contractor Navantia on 11 December 2019. Navantia and the Ministry of Defence’s
Directorate General of Armament and Materiel (DGAM) jointly selected the Thales ASW solution, which
integrates hull-mounted and variable depth sonars through a dedicated software layer.

On the Indian side, we have had very good news. VEM technologies have achieved a milestone, in being
short-selected for the “ASIBAL”, a Anti Tank Guided Missile to be produced in the MAKE 2 category. This is a
proud moment for India, when an Indian company, a private Indian company has made an ATGM. We wish
VEM all the very best to become successful in fielding it into the Indian Army.

As reported in IDRW, Girish Deodhare, chief of the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) while speaking
to Business Standard has confirmed that India’s most ambitious fighter program Advanced Medium Combat
Aircraft (AMCA) is on track and the first aircraft will be ready for its first flight in 2025 after being under
design stage for last 8 years. AMCA scaled model showcased over the years will be getting radical changes to
the design since now ADA has decided to incorporate Diverterless supersonic intake (DSI) and a full-scale
model (1:1) of AMCA is being manufactured by VEM Technologies for stealth measurements will be sent to
DRDO’s Orange facility for testing the stealth features.

Major Anoop Mishra, has developed bullet-proof jacket “Sarvatra”, said he decided to develop his own
bulletproof jacket the day he was hit by a stray bullet during an operation. Mishra was hit by a bullet on his
jacket during deployment in Jammu and Kashmir. “The bullet was not able to penetrate but the trauma was
a bit more than what I could have taken. So, I decided on that day that I will be making my own bulletproof
jacket which will be reducing the trauma which is transferred to the body,” he said while speaking to ANI.
The Indian Army officer stressed that the full-body protection jacket can withstand a sniper bullet from even
10 metres. He had told ANI on Monday that the jacket has been developed at the College of Military
Engineering in Pune and can provide full-body protection against sniper rifle bullets.

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Indian Army is all set to hammer out a deal with the United States for six Apache attack helicopters from the
US on an FMS route for an estimated USD 930 million. The army will deploy attack helicopters for the first
time. The AH-64E Apache multi-role combat helicopters are being bought under the US foreign military sales
programme, Washington’s government-to-government method for selling US-built platforms. “Being the
first deal after the government decision to give attack helicopters to the army, it is of significance. However,
just six helicopters constitute a flight and would have limited operational value. The maintenance facilities of
these six choppers should hopefully be dovetailed with the 22 Apaches that the IAF is acquiring – that’s two
full helicopter squadrons,” said Air Vice Marshal Manmohan Bahadur (retd), additional director general,
Centre for Air Power Studies. India placed orders worth $3.1 billion for 22 Apache helicopters and 15
Chinook heavy-lift choppers in 2015 for its air force. The army says it requires more attack helicopters as it
had moved a case to buy 39 Apaches a few years ago. Since 2008, India has bought or ordered military
equipment worth $15 billion from the US, including C-130J special operations planes, C-17 transport aircraft,
P-8I submarine hunter planes, Harpoon missiles, helicopters, and M777 howitzers.

Ahead of their naval day next week, the sixth Dornier aircraft squadron 314 was commissioned on 1
December at Naval Air Enclave, Porbandar. Due to its strategic location, the squadron will act as the first
responder in the region. The 314 Squadron is the first to accept and operate four of the newly inducted
technology advanced next-generation Dornier aircraft. The new squadron will be operating the Made in
India Dornier which is multi-role SRMR, twin-turboprop engine aircraft, manufactured by HAL Kanpur. This
aircraft will be used for various missions including electronic warfare, maritime surveillance, and search and
rescue missions and can be used for providing targeting data to a weapon platform. The Indian Navy would
procure 12 new Dornier aircraft from HAL, which will come with state-of-the-art sensors and equipment.
These will include a glass cockpit, advanced surveillance radar, ELINT, optical sensors and networking
features.

We are on the brink of launching the Strategic Programs, a model conceived in 2015, by the national experts
committee. Of these two programs are proceeding well, Viz, the Naval Utility Helicopter program and the P
75(I). It is interesting to note that HAL has not been allowed to participate in the NUH program, although the
public sector company is lobbying from all sides to get themselves included. The SP program was conceived
by the Government to enable participation of private sector in major strategic programs. On the P 75(I),
construction of submarines, the responses to an expression of interest are being analysed by the
government. It will be prudent for the government to follow a more inclusive approach in the spirit of the
program.

Of the major players, ADANI group has come into the Defence Sector, with a bang. They have a JV with ELBIT
in making of HALE UAVs and are in the process of exporting them. This has come up in a record time of less
than 12 months when the production commenced. They are stepping it up for manufacture of HALE UAVs
with indigenous command and control, software and other critical elements. They also have a JV with Rave
Gears of USA; acquired a few companies in India and are setting the stage for major breakthroughs. This is
the need of the hour for the Defence Sector. If we have a dream of a USD 5 Trillion economy; our major
private players need to make strategic investments in strategic sectors.

2020, welcome; begins with the DEFEXPO in Lucknow, see you all there..

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Defence Procurements : 2019 Recap

As we look ahead at 2020, we at Sugosha are upbeat on the developments that have taken place over the
last one year. Plenty of work, progress, contracts and hope. Yet there is a lot to be achieved, specially for the
private industry and MSMEs who are persistent in their journey of ‘Make in India’ for defence
manufacturing. Here is a look back at the important milestones, policy updates and procurements from the
Ministry of Defence with regards to defence procurements in 2019.

Highlights

The Tamil Nadu defence industrial corridor was launched by former Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in
Trichy on 20 January 2019. This southern defence corridor is also called the “Tamil Nadu Defence Production
Quad”, since the nodal cities namely, Chennai, Salem, Hosur, Tiruchirappalli and Coimbatore form the
quadrilateral. Investments worth over Rs 3,123 Crores was announced in the inaugural event of the defence
corridor. A similar launch of the Uttar Pradesh defence corridor attracted Rs 3, 732 Crores.

The 2019 edition of Aero India had many firsts to its credit and was the right platform to showcase growth of
aerospace in sector. Also for the first time a ‘Drone Olympics’ was held with 58 entries. More than 600
Indian Companies and 200 Foreign Companies participated and witnessed the largest Air show of Asia. There
was a specific theme for each day of the show. Start-ups, technology and women were featured on each of
the business days of Aero India – 2019. The then Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presided over a
CEO conclave attended by 13 CEOs from overseas companies and 11 from Indian firms and exchanged views
about the development of the sector. As many as 500 B2B meetings were held and close to 50 MoUs were
signed indicating the tag line of the show ‘The Runway to a Billion Opportunities’.

Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited, a joint venture for production of Kalashnikov assault between India's
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Russia's Rosoboronexport and Kalashnikov Group parented by Rostec,
was formed in March 2019. The joint venture has been formed to manufacture the latest AK-203 series of
assault rifles at the Ordnance Factory Project Korwa. India is the first country that will receive the drawings
and technological details for the manufacture of this assault rifle. The joint venture, set up under the 'Make
in India' policy will produce 7.5 Iakh rifles for the Indian armed forces and the para military forces and these
rifles will progressively be totally indigenised.

Shri Rajnath Singh on October 07
attended a ceremony for the
Handing over of the first of the 36
Rafale aircrafts being acquired by
India from France. The Indian
delegation included Defence
Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar, senior
officials from the Ministry of
Defence and the three Services.

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Single agency being set up to process Defence Exports. In a new initiative to boost the export of Indian
defence products, army chief, General Bipin Rawat in October launched the Indigenous Defence Equipment
Exporters Association (IDEEA) in New Delhi. IDEEA is conceived as a non-profit association, set up under
Section 8 of the Companies Act. It has the stated objective of making India “one of the top three defence
equipment exporters in the world.” The association will effectively be a nodal agency for receiving and
processing export inquiries from all prospective customers across the globe.

Policy Updates

A. Indian Navy’s Ambitious Fleet Plan gets Procurement Procedure Update. Based on the approval by DAC
(Amendment issued vide MoD ID No. 1(13)/D(Acq)/16-Vol.III dated 22.04.2019) following were included in
DPP 2016

I. Guidelines on Capacity Assessment of Indian Shipbuilding Entities as Appendix C to Chapter IV

II. Technical Capacity Assessment Parameters as Annexure I to Appendix ‘C’ to Chapter IV

III. Financial Capacity Assessment Parameters as Annexure II to Appendix ‘C’ to Chapter IV and Appendix O to
Schedule I to Chapter IV

B. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approved issuance of Open General Export Licences (OGELs) for export
of certain parts &components and intra-company transfer of technology to select countries in Oct 2019. This
will give a boost to defence exports and enhance ease of doing business. The application for grant of OGEL
will be considered by Department of Defence Production (DPP) on a case-to-case basis. The countries
allowed under the OGELs are: Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA,
Canada, Italy, Poland and Mexico. Export of items to a ‘Special Economic Zone’ is not permitted.

C. New system launched to speed up sale of military equipment to friendly countries like Bangladesh,
Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Myanmar and others through defence lines of credit (LoC), which is akin to
the much-touted foreign military sales (FMS) program of the US. The new standard operating procedure
(SOP), finalised in consultation with the external affairs ministry, will “substantially enhance the pace of
utilisation of the defence LoCs” extended to friendly countries. The SOP is being operationalised for defence
PSUs and the Ordnance Factory Board at present. After its working stabilises, the SOP will be extended to
private sector companies producing defence equipment. India, for instance, has extended defence LoCs
worth $500 million each to Vietnam and Bangladesh but their actual execution has been quite patchy.

Procurement Deals

• With six Scorpene-class submarines expected to join the Indian Navy in the next four years, the country's
defence ministry has pushed forward plans to build an advanced repair facility. The ministry has signed a
contract worth $57.59 million with French firm Thales to set up a repair facility at a port off the eastern
coast. The repair facility will assist in the repair of six Scorpene-class submarines, without delay. The
Indian government is also seeking to ensure that the French firm trains Indian technicians working in the
repair facility, while promptly making the equipment for repair work available to them.

• The Navy is going in for a comprehensive upgrade of the perimeter security of its major air stations
around the country to protect its valuable assets, including the MiG-29K fighter jets and Poseidon-8I long
-range maritime patrol aircraft, in a move that comes three years after terrorists attacked the Pathankot
airbase. The Navy inked a Rs 700 crore contract for the naval airfield integrated security system with
defence PSU Bharat Electronics last week. But the contract for the much larger project to enhance

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security at the 54 main flying bases of IAF, which is likely to cost Rs 150 crore per airbase, is still some
distance away from being finalised. The Navy’s integrated security system will include “smart fences” with
CCTV cameras, infra-red devices, motion-detectors, anti-penetration, thermal and other sensors, backed
by drones and other surveillance devices.

• Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has agreed with India’s Ministry of Defence on the sale of 50 Heron
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for 500 million U.S. dollars. The Heron, a medium-altitude long-
endurance drone capable of performing strategic and tactical missions, can carry a payload of up to 470
kg, stay in the air for more than 45 hours, reach 35,000 feet high and has a flight range of 350 km. The
total length of the aircraft is 8.5 meters, with a wingspan of 16.6 meters. The Heron is one of the most
operational weapon systems in the Israel Air Force, which uses it for reconnaissance and intelligence
gathering. Last June, Israel signed a 600-million-dollar deal to lease 7 UAVs from the enlarged Heron-TP
model to the German army.

• Ministry of Defence (MoD) concluded price negotiations to acquire a total of 62 Airbus Defence and Space
C295 medium transport aircraft (MTA) for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG). The
MoD's Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC) concluded consultations with Tata Advanced Systems
Limited (TASL) - which is in a joint venture (JV) with Airbus for the MTA programme - to procure the 62
platforms for around EUR2.8 billion (USD3.15 billion).

• Defence ministry approved the procurement of 10 Kamov Ka-31 Airborne Early Warning and Control
helicopters for the Indian Navy. The cost of the deal would be around Rs 3,600 crore and the 10
helicopters would be deployed on the aircraft carriers and warships of the Navy including the INS Vikrant
and Grigorovich-class frigates.

• Hanwha's K-30 Biho (Flying Tiger) twin 30 mm short range, mobile self-propelled anti-aircraft system,
manufactured by Hanwha, has been selected by the Indian Army following a competition that included
Russia’s Tunguska-M1 which has a range of up to 10 kilometres, and the Pantsir-S1 ‘Greyhound’. The K-30
Biho, in addition to its 30 mm auto-cannon, has LIG NX1 Chiron missiles, a TPS-830K search and tracking
radar, and advanced Electro-optical sights fire control. The expected quantities are 104 K-30 Biho systems,
plus 97 ammunition carriers, 39 command vehicles and ammunition with a value of KRW 3 trillion $2.6
billion (KRW 3 trillion).

• After the Balakot strike in February 2019, India was looking to increase its stockpile of missiles with
ordering weaponry worth about $700 million for the Indian Air Force from Russia. These include air-to-air
missiles with an extended range as well air-to-surface missile. The order includes to 300 short-range air-to-
air missiles, the R-73, and 400 medium-range air-to-air guided missiles, the RVV-AE, also known as the R-
77. The range of R-73’s range is 30 km and range of its latest version, the RVV-MD, is 40 km. The same case
with the R-77, which can hit targets at a distance up to 80 km, while its latest version, the RVV-SD, can go
up to 110 km.

• India is going to acquire the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System-II (NASAMS-II) from the US,
which will be used along with indigenous, Russian and Israeli systems to erect an ambitious multi-layered
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ballistic missiles. The US is likely to send the final draft of the ‘letter of acceptance’ for the sale of
NASAMS-II to India under its foreign military sales programme, at a cost of over Rs 6,000 crore (almost
$1 billion).

• India signed a deal to acquire 'Strum Ataka' anti-tank missile from Russia for its fleet of Mi-35 attack
choppers. The deal for acquiring 'Strum Ataka' anti-tank missiles was signed with Russia under the
emergency clauses through which the missiles would be supplied within three months of contract
signing. The deal for the missiles is worth around ₹200 crores.

Defence Contracts

The following defence contracts were signed by the Minsirty of Defence in 2019. (Please note that this is
not an exhaustive list of contracts)

Month Contract Service QTY Company ₹ crores
(2019)

P 11356 ships IN 2 GSL 14120.00
8 Thales 304.50
Jan Clip on Influence Sweeps (CLIOS) IN
Feb BrahMos Aerospace 2911.94
March BrahMos SSM IN 72400 Sig Sauer 671.71
7.62 x 51 mm rifles from SiG Sauer Army 260.70
April 4 HSL
May 50 Ton Bollard Pull (BP) Tugs IN 1044.69
June 70mm Rocket and associated Army & Thales
equipment 1183.53
3D C/D Band Air Surveillance Radar IAF 23 Tata Power SED 52.02
IN
BEL 254.59
Card Mnfg and Chip Development (RFP - IN 6311.32
part 1) Tech Mahindra
6311.32
Smart Access Card (RFP Part 2) IN 8 GRSE
1148.15
Anti-submarine warfare shallow water IN
crafts (ASWSWCs) 1187.82
1589.00
Anti-submarine warfare shallow water IN 8 CSL
crafts (ASWSWCs) Army 488.00
4974 Elbit Systems 300.00
Radio Sets (RS) CNR 900 M Tadiran IN
Stations 63 Bharat Dynamics 919.42
380.00
Varunastra Torpedoes 5357.00
2958.75
GSAT 7R with associated infra Navy ISRO
537.00
SDR (NC) Navy 262 BEL
SPICE guided bombs IAF 3235.00
100 Rafael Advanced
Systems

July Project Upgradation of Samyukta EWS Army BEL

Aug Precision Approach Radars (PARs) IAF & IN 9 Data Patterns

Akash Missile systems IAF 7 sqdn BEL

Sep Upgrade of SAM complex and radars Navy JSC ROE Russia

Gas turbine Aggregate for P 1135.6 Navy 2 ship Zorya Mashproekt
sets RPC Ukraine

Oct Aircraft carrier P71 Phase III Navy 1 CSL

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In our budget analysis in Feb 2019, we had highlighted the fact that the Armed Forces budget draws out
a reasonably high 12% of the union budget. Most of the allocation apparently seems to service the pay
and allowances and other revenue requirements. A large standing armed force draws out a good part of
this budget. What is left over for new schemes is a meagre Rs. 70,000 Cr which is termed as the budget
for modernization or budget for capital expenditure. So, at the end of the day the DPP services this
miniscule portion. What is however more intriguing is that about 90 % of the modernisation budget is
consumed to service the commitments and procurements made in the yester years. This is what is called
committed labilities. The committed liabilities for a Rs. 80,000 Cr outlay is as high as Rs. 65-70,000 Cr.
What remains (to the tune of Rs. 10-15000 Cr) is all that is available to conclude contracts in the present
year. In accordance with the provisions of the GFR and the DPP, an advance of 10-15% is admissible while
concluding a new contract. And therefore, as an optimistic estimate we have Rs. 10,000 Cr which would
translates to Rs. 66,000 Cr worth of new deals value.

Hence looking at the contracts worth Rs 51526.46 signed (table above) so far during 2019, MoD seems to
be on track of almost utilising its funds to close deals worth Rs. 60-70,000 crores, proving the analysis.

Defence Approvals

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the Defence Minister, is responsible for ensuring
expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the Armed Forces in terms of capabilities
sought, and time frame prescribed, by optimally utilizing the allocated budgetary resources. One of its
primary functions is to accord of Acceptance of Necessity to acquisition proposals.

In 2019, DAC has approved acquisition proposals to the tune of Rs. 70,800 crores. These proposals vary
from AoN for submarines for the Indian Navy to Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C)
programme. Some of the significant approvals are as follows:

• Thermal imaging night sights for assault rifles which is used for precision strikes in darkness. These
will be manufactured by the Indian private industry and used by troops deployed on the frontline.

• Medium Range Anti-submarine Warfare P8 I aircraft for the Navy. These aircraft would greatly
strengthen the Navy's capabilities for maritime coastal surveillance, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
and Anti-Surface Vessel (ASV) strike.

• Twin Engine Heavy Helicopters (TEHH) for the Indian Coast Guard. These aircraft would enable the
Coast Guard to undertake missions to prevent maritime terrorism, infiltration of terrorists by sea
routes as well as Search & Rescue operations.

• Third generation Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) and the Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for the T-72
and T-90 Tanks under Make II.

• Discreet Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for the mountain and High Altitude terrain, which would
be designed and developed by DRDO and manufactured by design cum production partner from the
Indian industry.

• indigenous Software Defined Radio (SDR Tactical) and Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal
Batteries (Long Range) for the Indian Navy

• Indigenous development and production of ammunition for T72 and T90 tanks by the Indian
industry.

• DRDO-developed and industry manufactured mechanical mine layer (self-propelled) to improve
automated mine laying capability with the Indian Army.

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Smart Border Management 2019 : FICCI and
India Foundation

'Smart Border Management - 2019', organized by FICCI jointly with India Foundation was held on 16-17 Dec
2019 in New Delhi. The theme for this year was 'Contribution of Smart Border Towards $5 Trillion
Economy'. The event aimed at highlighting how Smart Border Management can contribute to India's GDP
growth, at the micro level with a larger Make in India opportunity and at the macro level by contributing to
the nation’s security.
Mr G Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Govt of India, called for integrating new technology
and infrastructure to ensure a safe and smart border management system.
"CIBMS includes integration of manpower, sensors, networks, intelligence, and command and control
solutions to improve situational awareness at different levels of hierarchy to facilitate prompt and
informed decisions and a quick response to emerging situations," added Mr Reddy.
He said that Phase-1, a pilot project along a 61 km riverine border in Dhubri, Assam along the Indo-
Bangladesh border, has been implemented. "After the evaluation of Phase-1, subsequently Phase-2 and
Phase-3 of the CIBMS will be rolled out in Tripura, Meghalaya, Mizoram and West Bengal," Mr Reddy said.
He also stated that this technology plans to cover all non-visible gaps and vulnerable structures along the
Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh borders. "We are taking all precautionary measures," said Mr Reddy.
Gen (Retd) V K Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, Govt of India, said that the

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the government is in the process of adopting new and smart technologies which will help in making the 30
km per day road construction target more ambitious. He stated that the government is insisting on getting
newer technologies which makes the pace of road construction faster and bring down the cost. "There are
many new solutions coming in the market. In the coming years, we will see the pace of road building going
beyond the 30 km per day target and it will go much beyond," he said.
Gen (Retd) Singh added that to increase trade and commerce across borders, it is imperative to develop
the local market and the community should be a part of this development. He said, "Develop the border
areas to meet the aspirations of the people living there."

To create the first line of safety and security at the border, Gen (Retd) Singh emphasized the need of
adopting scouts and village volunteers. "Most states have introduced scouts and village volunteers and
they both are needed at the border. They will not only get employment and earn income but also help in
securing the borders," added Gen (Retd) Singh.
In a bid to attract investments in the road sector, Gen (Retd) Singh said that roads are profitable business.
"Innovativeness needs to be brought in to garner your resources so that you make good roads in border
areas. We need tailormade technology and this is what smart solution would be," he said.
Gen (Retd) Singh said that to make smart borders both central and state governments need to ensure
synergy to have a holistic approach.
The session on “Border, Fences & Technologies: Looking through the lens of Border Community” had
representatives from border communities speaking at the event. Mr. Tapir Gao - MP (Lok Sabha) from
Arunachal Pradesh, Dr. Rajdeep Roy - MP (Lok Sabha) from Assam, Ms. Urgain Chodon - Sarpanch Demchok
village Leh, Mr. Aajaz Ahmed Khan - Chairman Block Dev Centre Block Tulail J&K and Mr. Dipankar
Mazumdar – Publicity Secretary Dhubri district Assam. All the representatives made emotionally charged
and strong pleas to the Union Ministers and delegates on improving the connectivity and safety of border
communities. Border communities rely heavily on agriculture and cattle rearing for their livelihood.
Without access to larger towns and basic health & education amenities, it is very difficult for them to
sustain in those regions. Add to that the threat of neighboring countries occupying land and infiltrating into
our territory. The central government must take adequate measures to uplift the border communities.

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India shares a physical border of approximately 15,200 KM with its neighbors: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Nepal, Myanmar, Afghanistan and Bhutan. BSF started fencing of critical areas way back in 1984. The target
was to fence close to 6000 KMs, the effort is still not complete to this date. The challenges faced by BSF are
mostly geological obstructions which make it impossible to put a physical fence in certain areas.

When we address the area of perimeter protection we are not restricted to just the national borders but
also the protection of military bases, air fields and naval yards. Each comes with its own unique challenges.

After the terrorist attack on IAF’s Patahnkot airbase on January 2, 2016, the MoD had appointed a
committee headed by Lt Gen Phillip Campose, then Vice Chief of Army Staff, to review the security set-up
for the military bases and suggest ways to improve it. According to reports, the Phillip Campose Committee
had identified paucity of funds as one of the main reasons for the Army’s inability to secure its camps by
installing high-tech gadgets, including electrified fences, night vision devices, radars and closed circuit
televisions (CCTVs) for effective access-control, perimeter security-cum-intrusion detection systems and
better Intelligence response mechanisms. In Feb 2018, the Defence Ministry sanctioned Rs 1,487 crore to
the Army to fortify its bases in Jammu and Kashmir, North East and several other places to plug their
security gaps and protect them from any terror attacks.

When we consider maritime and coastal security, India has a total coastline of 7517 KM with mainland of
5422 KM. It consists of 9 coastal states, 4 union territories, 12 major ports and 200 plus minor ports. The
nature of the sea is such that it is unregulated, homogenous and anarchic. Thus permitting unsupervised
movement of vessels and cargo across regions. Over 120,000 ships transit the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
every year.

Establishing guidelines and implementing
security measures for coastal surveillance is
a complex process due to the number of
stakeholders involved, both internal and
external. Internally it involves coordination
between 7 ministries and 22 central
agencies, not including the state agencies.
Apart form internal departments, coastal
security has to adhere to international
maritime policy and regulations.

Adoption of smart technologies for
maritime security includes GIS solutions for
Maritime Domain Awareness, Decision
support software like Athena (Raytheon) /
Sangraha (BEL), Data analysis solutions for
collating and analyzing vast amount of data, and AI & Machine learning tools for anomaly detection and
vessels of interest.

Representatives of the private industry put forth their views on providing smart border solutions for the
government and procurement hindrances. The concept of selecting the L1 vendor is constantly being
challenged by the industry. When we talk about advanced technologies in border security and military
applications, it is imperative to understand that technology comes at a cost. Following L1 methodology will
only get us sub-standard products. A combination of technology and cost needs to be considered for

m1il6itary procurements.

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Best Koki Automotive : IIoT & Industry 4.0

The term Industry 4.0 encompasses a promise of a new industrial revolution—one that marries advanced
manufacturing techniques with the Internet of Things to create manufacturing systems that are not only
interconnected, but communicate, analyze, and use information to drive further intelligent action back in
the physical world.

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a way to digital transformation in manufacturing. Industrial IoT
employs a network of sensors to collect critical production data and uses cloud /on premises software to
turn this data into valuable insights about the efficiency of the manufacturing operations.

Unlike other Global Manufacturing companies, BEST KOKI AUTOMOTIVE PVT. LTD. has started its Industry
4.0 journey by stepping forward with this global Industrial Revolution. Connecting, shop floor machines and
upgrading to cyber system is not only vision for BK. We believe in solving real world problems through
error less productivity with minimum input and no human/ machine errors.

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The journey started from identification of the shop floor problems and challenges, which can be solved
through IIoT and Industry 4.0 implementation.
BEST KOKI is equipped with many intelligent machines and almost 90% machines are automated. As we are
dealing with Automotive Products, a micron difference in any product also matter a lot. Therefore, machines
are to be intelligent enough to deal with these kinds of challenges. EOL (End-of -Line) is one of the most
intelligent Machine that can do inspection of Critical parameters and while doing so, it generates enormous
data.
We have started our first IoT Implementation with our inspection machine. These machine use, a
customized SCADA system for process monitoring and data processing. The main challenge was to
channelize and tunneling the generated data from these machines to our server, where it can be stored for
further, processing. Analytics and getting insights were the next goal.

Goal behind the OT (Operational Technology) Data Capturing and Tunneling:
• Data Backup on Server
• Authenticated Access
• Interruption Free Backup
• Virus free System
• LIVE Monitoring from Remote.
• Just-In-Time (JIT) Analytics
• Huddle Free Data Collection and Analysis
• OT System Link Status.
• Auto Data Cleaning and Management

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• Data flow Control
• Intelligent Backup (Save Space, time, Bandwidth and remove Duplicate and redundancy)
• M2M (One machine to other machines communication using BEST MAC)
• A BEST Product without any human or machine error.
• Maintaining Cpk Level to 1.999998.
These below images are presented for visualization of processed data.

[Analytics Dashboard] [Backup Info]

BEST MAC (BEST MACHINE ACCESS CONTROL)

The BEST MAC is made with a vision to protect our machine from IIoT Security threat. It is a physical level
security system to the machine where the circuit level security act performs. A fingerprint sensor plays a
vital role to give security to the machine without compromising the external interferences. The
authentication process happens in hardware level without depending on internet or intranet networks.
Therefore, no biometric data is connected to any external entity (Device with vulnerability) for
authentication. So that no one can access your finger blueprint.

Solving Problems:

Next Step
Our next step is to connect all CMT-ROBOTIC Welding stations where all the stations can communicate with
each other to improve their productivity through real time communication.

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Defence Procurement Procedure Primer

Part 19 – Procedure for Defence Ship Building -
Chapter IV

Chapter IV of DPP 2016 describes the procedure on defence ship building. A
Naval/Coast Guard ship consists of an assortment of weapons, sensors and
support systems, along with propulsion, power generation and auxiliary
systems, facilities for crew, fuel and provisions.

The system integration of complex sensors and weapons between

By Sohil Patel themselves and to the ship’s systems and combat management system is
crucial for a ship design and construction project. The platform design

successfully integrates systems acquired from different sources.

To achieve this successfully, a ship construction programme, therefore, necessarily involves feasibility
studies on the basis of the staff requirements, concept design, model tests, preliminary design, specialist
design studies, detailed design, system integration, construction, tests and trials. It also involves technology
application and transfer, selection of various equipment, development of new equipment, identification
and purchase of a large number of items, including weapons and sensors, from numerous indigenous and
foreign suppliers.

Naval shipbuilding is a capital and technology intensive complex activity that requires a separate procedure
for design/construction/acquisition of naval ships, submarines, yard crafts, auxiliary ships and Coast Guard
vessels through design/construction. Chapter IV is divided into two sections as follows: -

(a) Section ‘A’. Acquisition of Naval and Coast Guard Ships, submarines, yardcrafts and auxiliary crafts etc
by nomination to DPSU.

(b) Section ‘B’. Acquisition of Naval Ships, Coast Guard Ships, submarines, yardcrafts and auxiliary crafts etc
on competitive basis.

Section A

This section is primarily applicable for acquisition of Naval/CG ships, submarines, auxiliaries, yard crafts and
Coast Guard vessels of indigenous designs by IHQ MoD (N) to be constructed by DPSU shipyard(s) on
nomination basis.

Procedure

(a) Outline Staff Requirements

(b) Acceptance of Necessity

(c) Nomination of Shipyards

(d) Preliminary Staff Requirements

(e) Preliminary Design

(f) Preliminary Build Specifications

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(g) Build Strategy

(h) Budgetary and Estimated Costs

(j) Contract Negotiations

(k) Approval of CFA

(l) Conclusion of Contract

(m) Detailed Design

(n) Procurement of Ship-borne Equipment

(o) Monitoring of Projects

(p) Revision of Cost

(q) Closure of the Project

(r) Liquidated Damages, if applicable

Outline Staff Requirements

IHQ MoD (N) prepares the Outline Staff Requirements (OSRs), which includes the role of the ship,
dimensions of its hull, limiting dimensions if any, capability of major machinery, weapons, sensors and
details of accommodation, manpower, endurance etc.

Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)

The proposal for induction of the ships is to be linked to the Maritime Capability Perspective Plan
(MCPP)/Five Years Plan which stipulates the numbers and type of vessels required as well as timelines for
such inductions. The proposal is to clearly indicate whether it is a new design, Follow on ships or Follow
on ships with substantial design/equipment changes.

Nomination of Shipyard

SHQ would undertake Technical Capacity Assessment of entities indicated, against objective parameters.
Names of entities qualifying all Technical Parameters shall be forwarded to MoD/DDP and MoD/Acq
Wing prior to processing the case for accord of AoN by the DAC. If more than one entity is nominated,
the lead entity shall be indicated along with allocation of ships to each entity.

Cases for nomination of a yard for Coast Guard ships will also be approved by the DAC based on the
merits of each case.

Preliminary Staff Requirements

On completion of the feasibility analysis/concept design, the OSRs are to be refined and the Preliminary
Staff Requirements (PSRs) are to be promulgated based on the selected option of the concept design.

Preliminary Design

Based on the promulgated PSRs, the preliminary design, including hull form design, weapons/sensors/
equipment fit, identification of OEMs/vendors for specific weapons, sensors, machinery and equipment,
model tests, validation studies and other design activities are carried out by IHQ MoD (N)/Shipyard .

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Business Opportunities : December 2019

SL TENDER TITLE SUBMISSION ORGANISA- TENDER ID ENQUIRY

NO CLOSING DATE TION/ TYPE

AGENCY

1 Tender for Provision of Supply and 3rd January 2020 Assam Rifles - VIII.11014/(Fuel Cell)/CP/ RFP-Open

Installation of Fuel Cell Based Hybrid MHA Engr-2019

Power Augmentation System

2 Supply and Installation of 400G 16th December BEL 2600622891 RFP-Open

Ethernet Analyzer 2019

3 Expression of Interest for Indigenous 16th December BEL 19902/DNE/PK01 EoI
Design and manufacture of Ceramic 2019

Diplexer.

4 Supply, Fabrication, Erection, Com- 06th January 2020 DRDO-RCI RCI/CMM/LP1/ RFP-Open
missioning, Testing and Painting of OT/1000003159

Pneumatic Pipe Line

5 Supply of optical fiber cable and 20th January 2020 DRDO-ITR ITR/20ATT105/COM/CMS-II RFP-Open

related accessories, laying and termi- Chandipur

nation in the Range

6 Operation and Up keeping of Inte- 06th January 2020 DRDO-PXE PXE/20ATT078/19-20/CMS-II RFP-Open

grated Coastal Surveillance System Chandipur

(ICSS)

7 Investment Casting of Hinge Cover 27th December DDP ATJ0120263 RFP-Open

for Rifle INSAS As Per RFI Drawing 2019

and QAP

8 Packing of Shell 155mm M107, 08th January 2020 DDP- OF, Kan- 116MMETT19004430 RFP-Open

Terms and Conditions as per Annex- pur

ure attached RFP-Open
9 1. A Set Carbide Boring Bar Dia 8MM 09th January 2020 DDP-OF, Am- MS2190071

2 .A Set Carbide Boring Bar Dia bajhari

10MM

3. A Set Carbide Boring Bar Dia

12MM

10 Fabrication and Supply of Insulation 06th January 2020 DDRD ASL/31/19/4065/14/0231 RFP-Open

System for RRM-3 Motor Casing with

RO Casin Rubber

11 CAMC for KIP 7700 Plotter and Scan- 26th December DDRD COM/IND/E197/2019-2020 National Com-
ner for a period of 03 years w.e.f. 2019 petitive Bid

13/01/2020 or from date of order ASL/31/19/4065/14/0233 RFP-Open
(whichever is later)
12 Fabrication and Supply of Ablative 30th December DDRD ISTRAC/PURC/2019E0191901 RFP-Open
Liners for HEC, Igniter and Nozzle 2019
G21/NSK/CAP - 801 dated RFP - Open
Components of RRM-3 12/11/2019
13 Rate Contract for OFC and Copper 27th January 2020 DoS

Cable Work

14 Supply, Installation, testing and com- 16th December GSL
missioning of Hardware for Ship 2019

Design software consisting of Server-
1 no. Workstations-4 nos. UPS -6

nos. and Networking Switch- 1 no.

15 Propulsion System Supply and Inte- 16th December HSL MP/3400000029/19-20 dat- National Com-

gration for Diving Support Vessels 2019 ed 25 Oct 19 petitive Bid

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Business Opportunities : December 2019

SL TENDER TITLE SUBMISSION ORGANISA- TENDER ID ENQUIRY
TYPE
NO CLOSING DATE TION/AGENCY
RFP-Open
16 RFP for Annual Contract of Stitching 30th December 2019 IHQ of MOD 4275/24/STITCHING RFP-Open

of Uniforms for Defence Personnel (Navy) RFP-Open

17 Supply, Installation, Testing and 09th December 2019 DG/6500/DDG(E)/GP1/ RFP-Open
Global Ten-
Handover at Site of Label and Bar- TOKEN 22 OF 2018-2019 ders

code Printer with Barcode Reader,

Laser Printer, Computers (High Ver-

sion) and Digital Multifunction Copi-

er

18 Construction, Supply, Installation 08th January 2020 MDSL EY/CD/CAP/

and Commissioning of Floating Dry JPS/1200001870

Dock at MDL

19 Procurement of Goggles Protective 02nd January 2020 IAF 11BRD/535/12/LGS/

TDR/10

20 RFQ for Dockyard Buildings, Infra- 27th February 2020 IN DGSB/DY/03 of 2019

structure and Equipment (DY)

Invitation of E-Bids for Development 19th December 2019 IDS ANC/42000/NC/STABILTY RFP-Open
21 of Stability Software for Installation GM(M)/AK/2000007405 RFP-Open

Onboard 19 Anflot Ships

Supply and commissioning of Audio 17th December 2019 MDSL 1700000203 RFP-Open
22 Visual Voltage Detector, Insulation

Tester, Clamp Meter, High Voltage
Discharge Rod, Digital Tachometer,

Analog Multimeter, Tong Tester
Digital, Universal IC Tester.
23 Supply of Deck/Scupper head with 20th December 2019 MDSL
Bottom Flange for P17A

Job Contract for Development of 06th January 2020 DRDO DEAL/06/4043/19-20/ RFP-Open
24 Software Environment (Project Men- DEA-115/149

toring and Handholding ) on DevOps

Network Simulator Software 06th January 2020 DRDO-DEAL DEAL/06/4043/19-20/ RFP-Open
25 11th January 2020 DRDO-DEBEL DEA-115/141
DRDO-RCI Global Ten-
26 MIL-STD-1553B Remote Terminal IC DRDO-NPOL DEBEL/20FET008/2019- ders
and Thermistor 20 RFP-Open
RFP-Open
27 Sub-systems interface components 09th January 2020 RCI/CMM/LP1/
OT/1000003162
28 Manpower Contract for FO Sensor R 14th January 2020 NPOL/20SOT143/LP
and D Technical

29 Steel MILD Sheet Hot Rolled 4 MM O6th January 2020 DDP IS2190180 RFP-Open
Thick 390510 RFP-Open

30 Supply and Installation of Laser Dis- 31st December 2019 DDP
placement Sensor

December 2019 | DefInsights | 23

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