An Indian Army requirement for approximately 600 sets of mini-UAVs is attracting interest from various manufacturers, who must partner with Indian companies to comply with the government’s “Make in India” industrial strategy. The Directorate General of Infantry has issued a request for information (RFI) that will be followed by a request for proposals by late 2016.
Indian companies will make the bids. The OEMs include two Israeli companies: Aeronautics, maker of the Orbiter mini-UAV, and Elbit Systems, maker of the Skylark. Aeronautics' partner is not yet known, while Elbit might team with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). AeroVironment will co-develop the Cheel—a version of the Puma—with Dynamatic Technologies. Boeing is with Tata Advanced Systems and might offer the Scan Eagle.
Meanwhile, AIN has learned that WB Electronics of Poland has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Kadet Defence Systems, which has supplied aerial targets to the Indian Army in the past. The team will offer WB’s FlyEye system that is already in service with the Polish Army but also plans to develop and manufacture a range of UAVs in India.
25/08/15 Neelam Mathews/AINonline
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Indian companies will make the bids. The OEMs include two Israeli companies: Aeronautics, maker of the Orbiter mini-UAV, and Elbit Systems, maker of the Skylark. Aeronautics' partner is not yet known, while Elbit might team with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). AeroVironment will co-develop the Cheel—a version of the Puma—with Dynamatic Technologies. Boeing is with Tata Advanced Systems and might offer the Scan Eagle.
Meanwhile, AIN has learned that WB Electronics of Poland has signed an exclusive teaming agreement with Kadet Defence Systems, which has supplied aerial targets to the Indian Army in the past. The team will offer WB’s FlyEye system that is already in service with the Polish Army but also plans to develop and manufacture a range of UAVs in India.
25/08/15 Neelam Mathews/AINonline
