Key proposed industrial partnerships:
🔘 Ammunition: New Lachaussée–Tembo to establish production lines with capacity of 100 million rounds/year
🔘 Mine warfare: Exail–L&T to supply autonomous mine-countermeasure systems for India’s MCM vessels, initially 12 vessels potentially up to 59.
🔘 70mm rockets: Thales Belgium–Kalyani to assemble rockets in India, with the first fully India-produced rocket expected in early 2027.
🔘 Weapons & counter-drones: FN Herstal–Kalyani exploring a joint production centre in India.
🔘 Zorawar: John Cockerill–L&T involved in the proposed turret for India’s light tank.
🔘 Electro-optics: OIP–India Optel cooperation for Arjun tank sights and fire-control systems.
🔘 Naval engines: Anglo Belgian Corporation–Kirloskar cooperation on a 6 MW marine diesel engine
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