- June 12/15 2015, 9:50 AM
The clearance for the
acquisition of 36 Dassault Rafales as part of India’s medium multi-role combat
aircraft bid, following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to France
in April, is attracting small and medium companies to enter into partnerships
to provide offsets for the $4.24 billion deal. The latest to enter the fray is
India’s OIS-AT (Hall 5 D210), which has signed a joint venture
with French company Rafaut (Hall 2B C157), a specialist in weapons for
aircraft interface devices.
OIS-AT (Offset
India Solutions-Advanced Technology) will “leverage Rafaut’s know-how on the
manufacture of pylons and allied interface equipment that carry munitions and
stores on aircraft and helicopters, at a new facility planned in Bengaluru
[formerly Bangalore],” said the Indian company.
Universal or specific
pylon design, development and production are parts of Rafaut’s core business.
For instance, its universal PU708 pylon can carry 30-inch standard
armaments such as the SCALP cruise missile,GBU24 bombs, Rafaut
730 triple store rack and Rafale additional fuel tanks.
The
joint venture will be an exclusive collaboration for R&D, transfer of
technology, manufacturing and marketing, as well as sales and services for a
range of weapon-to-aircraft interface devices and flight control equipment and
subsystems, according to OIS. “Rafaut has much to offer by way of
technology and innovative design with state-of-the-art composite manufacturing
techniques,” said Sanjay Bhandari, founding chairman and managing director of
the OIS Group.
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