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| Friday, February 8, 2013, 10:24 AM | |||
| Strategic collaboration between India and Israel with new joint venture for artillery systems in India. | |||
Bharat
Forge Limited, the flagship company, of the Kalyani Group, and Elbit Systems
Land and C4I Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., today
announced a strategic co-operation in India under which a new Joint Venture
Company (JVC) will be established, to address the Indian Ministry of Defence
and other potential Indian government customers’ requirements for
the most advanced artillery and mortars systems solutions. |
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 ATHOS 155/52 Towed Gun System |
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JVC will offer solutions in the Artillery Guns & Mortars segment based
on Elbit Systems’ cutting edge technologically advanced products
operationally used worldwide, such as the ATHOS 155/52 Towed Gun System,
the ATMOS
155/52 Mounted Gun System and the upgraded 130 mm M46 Gun to a 155/45
Gun (KARAN). The JVC will also role out a range of futuristic products
like the Advanced Indian Gun System. The JVC will bring together Elbit
Systems’ cutting edge technology and system integration capabilities
and Bharat Forge’s advanced capabilities in the areas of design,
engineering, manufacturing, testing and validation.
“The Strategic Cooperation
between Elbit Systems and Bharat Forge, and specifically the JVC, will
address Indian defence requirements with operationally proven systems
from Elbit Systems that have been customized and adapted for Indian
conditions and manufactured at the World class manufacturing facility
for end-to–end solutions for artillery systems and armored vehicles
upgrades established by Bharat Forge recently in India,” said
Mr. Baba Kalyani, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Forge Limited.
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