India’s Reliance Infrastructure Limited, promoted by Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence, connected Monday announced a strategical practice statement with Germany’s Diehl Defence to manufacture high-precision ammunition for artillery guns.
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Under the partnership, the 2 companies volition jointly nutrient next-generation Terminally Guided Munitions (TGM), including the state-of-the-art ‘Vulcano 155 mm’ precision-guided ammunition. These munitions volition diagnostic precocious laser and GPS-guided targeting systems to alteration high-impact accuracy against designated targets.
A Reliance connection said the collaboration aims to thrust indigenous production, with much than 50 per cent section worth addition. Reliance Defence volition absorption connected localising captious defence technologies and positioning itself arsenic a cardinal private-sector spouse successful India’s defence modernisation efforts.
Diehl Defence, which employs astir 4,500 radical and records yearly income exceeding €2 billion, volition lend halfway technologies and system-level expertise.
This is Reliance Group’s 4th large planetary defence partnership, adding to its collaborations with Dassault Aviation, Thales Group and Rheinmetall.
Notably, the Army had antecedently utilized US-origin ‘Excalibur’ precision ammunition, fired from M777 howitzers, during a onslaught connected panic camps successful Pakistan-occupied Kashmir connected May 7.
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