by admin | May 25, 2021 | News
Mumbai (IANS) The world’s largest cargo aircraft, Antonov AN -225 Mriya — or the Dream, is scheduled to make its first landing in India on May 13 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Hyderabad, the Ukraine company’s collaborators here said on Wednesday.
The wide body aircraft is powered by six turbofan engines and is the longest and heaviest airplane ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 tonnes, a statement said.
It also has the largest wingspan of any aircraft in operational service, the statement added.
“Specially built to undertake transcontinental route airlifting load between 180-230 tonnes, the aircraft will be coming in to Hyderabad from Turkmenistan.”
The development comes close on the heels of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence signing a strategic pact last month with ANtonic Company of Ukraine for the assembly, manufacture, and maintenance and repair of is platforms in India, both for the commercial and the military market.
Reliance Defence together with Antonov will jointly address various requirements including 50-80 seat passenger aircraft programme of the HAL, in its basic configuration and in all its variants such as transport, maritime patrol and other military roles.
India is said to require over 200 medium lift turbofan aircraft valued at Rs.35,000 crore, which is the backbone of all tactical transport support of the air force, army and para-military forces.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Business, Large Enterprise
Mumbai, (IANS) Reliance Defence, a part of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, has inked a pact with Ukrain’s state-owned Ukroboronprom to collaborate for assembling and maintaining the Antonov series of military and commercial transport aircraft — a Rs.50,000 crore potential.
“Under the agreement with Antonov, Reliance and Antonov will jointly bid for the medium military transport aircraft program of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited,” the company said in a release after a meeting Ambani held in the East European country with its President Petro Poroshenko.
“In addition to this, the two companies will also collaborate for the assembly, manufacture and maintenance, repair and overhaul of Antonov series of aircraft, to address the requirements of the Indian market and also the agreed Global markets,” the statement said.
“Cooperation between Reliance Defence and Spetstechno Exports will focus on upgrade programs for the BMP 2 and Armored Vehicles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Marine Gas Turbines for the Indian Navy frigate program in India.”
It is understood that Hindustan Aeronautics is looking at a market size of up to 300 aircraft in the medium range. This will be potentially the largest collaborative effort involving the public sector, private sector and global manufacturers under the “Make in India” programme.
The value of program is expected to exceed Rs.50,000 crore, sources said.
“Plane assembly will take place in India with a gradual increase of localisation of production in the country in accordance with the legislation of India and Ukraine by agreement of parties,” the Ukaranian company said in a separate statement.
“The partners also plan to organize a support in maintenance of the produced aircraft for the duration of their service at the Indian operators and in other countries.”
As regards the armoured vehicles, the company said the collaboration concerns the manufacture and supply of components and systems for improving their mobility and modernisation. India has around 2,of them and most of them need upgrading and improving in tactical characteristics,it said.
Antonov is credited as the manufacturer of largest transport aircraft in the World. The Indian Air Force currently operates more than 100 AN-32 aircraft, which forms the backbone of its transport fleet,” said the Reliance Defence statement.
Reliance Defence is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure and has several licenses for the full spectrum of military platforms covering development, manufacture and the supply of defence aerospace, land and naval platforms and equipment.
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Economy, News
Mumbai : (IANS) With the acquisition of Pivavav Defende formally in its fold, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group is eyeing a sizeable share in the potential, $60-billion pie of the Indian and overseas defence-related market where it now has a presence, sources said.
Towards this, the government has already approved 12 industrial licenses for Reliance Defence, a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure for the manufacture of a wide range of equipment required by the armed forces in India and abroad.
Listing the potential, sources said in the aerospace segment, where Reliance Group has a nod for military aircraft and choppers, the potential is Rs.9,000 crore in amphibious aircraft for Indian Navy, light choppers worth Rs.20,000 crore and medium-to-heavy choppers worth Rs.50,000 crore.
In land systems, where the group is looking at missiles and all-terrain combat vehicles, the potential has been assessed at Rs.100,000 crore over 10-15 years. Similar projects are being eyed in underwater systems, weapons, radars, unmanned aerial systems and strategic electronics.
As regards Pipavav, Russia has selected its shipyard for the upcoming project for four frigates valued at over Rs.30,000 crore. Reliance Group is also looking at a second shipyard on India’s eastern coastline, sources said.
Reliance Defence is also setting up the Dhirubhai Ambani Aerospace Park at Mihan near Nagpur in Maharashtra and an Aerospace centre of excellence in Bengaluru.
At the aerospace Park, spread over 400 acres at the multi-modal international cargo hub the idea is to create an ecosystem for the indigenous manufacture of aerospace components, with a cluster of manufacturers for components, spares and avionics.
