“Make in India” – Airborne Systems Ltd seeks navy response for partnership

The UK-based Airborne Systems Ltd is waiting for a positive response from the Indian navy to consider a joint venture option in India to manufacture launching tube and firing system for its anti-missile Naval Decoy Systems for the global market.
“India is one of the priority markets and we are looking to develop the two items for the naval decoy systems,” Peter Barret, Business Development Manager at Airborne Systems, said.
“We will actively look for a JV partner once the Indian Navy has responded positively to the initial ‘Request for Information’ response submitted by AS a few months ago. Only then will a JV partner search begin,” he stressed.
“The options would include a joint venture partnership with a group from the Indian private sector with knowledge of defence mechanisms,” Barret told fii-news.com at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX Asia 2015), held in Singapore 19-21 May, 2015.
Barret hopes the joint venture would become a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” campaign.
Softkill, the main component of the decoy, is only manufactured in the United Kingdom under strict confidential manufacturing processs.
The decoy system can be used in seduction, distraction, confusion and signature management role, and is particularly suited to littoral operations, explained Barret.
“It incorporates passive array comprising of a series of radar reflectors. Radar Cross Sections in excess of 500,000 sq m can be achieved from a single decoy,” he stressed.
Airborne Systems has also made initiated proposals for marketing the Naval Decoy Systems FDS3 with the Indian defence sector.
 
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