The licences had been handed over throughout a DRDO-industry meet organised on the Maharashtra MSME Defence Expo 2024, Pune, on Sunday. DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat and different dignitaries had been current on the assembly.

The agreements are for the manufacture of Carbon/ Carbon Aircraft brakes for Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, the 100 m Infantry Foot Bridge Floating, 40 mm High Explosive Anti-Personnel (HEAP) Grenade for UBGL, and the Full Trailer of a 70t Tank Transporter for the MBT Arjun Mk – 1A, the Ministry of Defence mentioned in a press release launched late on Sunday evening. They additionally cowl the Expendable Mobile Shelter Solar Heated Shelter, NMR-Supercapacitor, Weaponisation of Hand-Held Thermal Imager with LRF (WHHTI) and High Pressure Water Mist Fire Suppression System (HP WMFSS), the Ministry mentioned.

The merchandise primarily based on these DRDO applied sciences will increase the defence manufacturing sector and self-reliance in defence.

The DRDO additionally handed over SAMAR (System for Advance Manufacturing Assessment and Rating) evaluation certificates to 9 {industry} companions. SAMAR is a benchmark to measure the competence of defence manufacturing enterprises.

Dr Kamat reiterated DRDO’s dedication to supply all expertise help for the event of Indian defence industries, for the realisation of Aatmanirbhar Bharat as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

According to him, the current success of DRDO merchandise has not solely made the nation extra self-reliant in defence expertise, but in addition supplied industries alternatives within the defence manufacturing sector.

An Open House session was additionally organised for industries to specific their challenges, expectations and the sort of help wanted, so at to refine a framework for ease of doing enterprise and facilitate {industry}, the MoD assertion mentioned.

The {industry} was additionally briefed concerning the newest insurance policies and procedures via which DRDO is supporting industries. Some of the insurance policies mentioned embrace switch of expertise, take a look at & analysis help, technological and scientific help, R&D funding to {industry} below TDF, and free use of DRDO patents by {industry} and the SAMAR scheme.