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Monday, February 3, 2014 09:43 AM | |||
General Dynamics Canada and Samtel to produce in India digital displays for military vehicles. | |||
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Dynamics Canada, has signed a cooperation agreement with Samtel Avionics
Ltd, to co-produce digital displays in India for a range of military and
non-military vehicles worldwide. |
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General Dynamics digital display for military vehicle |
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For General Dynamics, buffeted like most western suppliers by sharp budget cuts, manufacturing in India cuts costs. For Samtel Avionics, struggling to sell in an Indian procurement market where sales have not matched expectations, a strong international customer like General Dynamics provides a welcome hedge. The partnership will produce multi-function displays (MFDs) for armoured and reconnaissance vehicles, and for civilian use in utility vehicles like those used for garbage collection. The displays give the vehicle crew 360-degree situational awareness, sitting inside the vehicle. Computing systems built into the displays convert the signals from externally mounted sensors onto easy-to-see visual displays on digital screens inside. Both
firms say the tie-up targets a range of prospective orders from the Indian
ministry of defence (MoD). This includes 7,800 displays for some 2,600
future infantry combat vehicles (FICVs); 2,800 displays for 1,400 light
armoured multi-purpose vehicles (LAMVs); 1,500 displays for the upgrading
of the BMP-2 infantry combat vehicle (ICV); and 2,400 displays for upgrading
the T-72 tank. Industry
sources estimate the potential foreseeable orders are worth at least Rs
500 crore. Samtel Avionics hopes to build Rs 100 crore worth of displays
each year for General Dynamics' domestic and international markets by
2015-16. |
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