Pune-based defense manufacturing entity Nibe Group has signed multiple strategic partnership agreements, including a Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreement with Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global arms major Sig Sauer, to manufacture small arms.
The agreement between Nibei Group and other entities was signed during a visit by Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan to the company’s campus in Chakan. “To promote indigenization, innovation and self-reliance in defense manufacturing, General Anil Chauhan, CDS, visited Nibe Limited factory in Pune, which houses state-of-the-art missile complex, small arms manufacturing and precision VMC (Vertical Machining Center) facilities . The CDS highlighted the ongoing efforts of the Ministry of Defense towards Make in India over the past 10 years and highlighted the important role of private industry in defense R&D to build niche technological capabilities and achieve Defense ‘Atmanirbharta’, thereby enabling the Indian Armed Forces. Strategic autonomy. The headquarters’ Comprehensive Defense Staff issued a statement on X.
In a press statement, Nibe Group said: “Nibe Group has signed multiple Technology Transfer (TOT) agreements with the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to enhance indigenous defense capabilities such as the Anti-Terrorism Vehicle (ATV), OPX Revelator (an optronic Explosives) trace detectors, laser photoacoustic spectroscopy, 70T tank transporters and bunkers. The OPX Revelator is based on the principle of optical image processing and is used to detect and identify pure explosives as well as mixtures, improvised explosive devices, soil, sand, sugar, Equipment for detecting trace amounts of explosives in salt, diesel and other pollutants.
The press statement further said, “Niba Group signed a memorandum of understanding with SIG Sauer, a world-renowned American firearms manufacturing company, to establish a joint venture in India. The joint venture will focus on local manufacturing of small arms to cater for India’s growing Defense manufacturing capabilities. This partnership aims to increase local production while reducing dependence on foreign imports.
The statement further read: “NIBE Group has also signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean defense company HBE to establish a state-of-the-art forging plant in India. This cooperation will use advanced forging technology to enhance India’s manufacturing capabilities for defense and aerospace Contributes to the production of high-quality parts for the aerospace sector, such as munitions and aviation.
The press release quoted NIBE Group Chairman and Managing Director Ganesh Nibe as saying, “Under the leadership of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, NIBE aims to safeguard India’s interests and transform India into a global A manufacturing and technology powerhouse. Our aim remains to promote defense self-reliance, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat vision, and ensure that the Indian Defense Forces have access to world-class indigenous technologies and solutions.
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