Mahindra Defence, Israel s Aeronautics sign MoU for naval UAVs (Lead)
Chennai April 11 (IANS) Mahindra Defence - part of the Mahindra Group - on Wednesday said it has signed up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israeli company Aeronautics for naval shipborne unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
In a statement issued here Mahindra Defence said the two companies will offer a UAV system which can be launched and recovered by Indian warships.
Aeronautics a leading manufacturer is an Israeli public listed company and is a key player in the defence domain.
Aeronautics makes the Orbiter series of UAVs which have been sold in many countries globally.
The Aeronautics Orbiter 4 is an advanced multi-mission platform with the ability to simultaneously carry and operate two different payloads.
With an open architecture the Orbiter 4 can be specially adjusted to the needs of each mission.
Among the different payloads the Orbiter 4 can carry are maritime patrol radar (MPR) cellular interception sensor satellite communication synthetic aperture radar (SAR) automatic identification system (AIS) and advanced electro-optic payload the statement said.
Mahindra Defence and Aeronautics have entered into the partnership to offer the maritime version of Orbiter 4 to the Indian Navy the statement said.
"Aeronautics has entered into this partnership to offer the maritime version of Orbiter 4 to Indian Navy. We will work together with Mahindra Defence to manufacture Orbiter UAVs in India " Amos Mathan CEO Aeronautics was quoted as saying in the statement.
"We are ready for transfer of technology and transfer of production line in India. This is a sign of Aeronautics commitment to India by offering our newest and most advanced aerial solutions for operations by Indian Navy - one of the best navies in the world " he added.
"Specifically we have entered into this partnership to address a range of possibilities from offsets to manufacturing in India which includes transfer of technology and life-time support of the product " S.P. Shukla Group President Aerospace & Defence Sector Mahindra Group and Chairman Mahindra Defence was quoted as saying in the statement.
--IANS
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