Adani Group enters defence sector with statement of intent

Ties up with Israel's Elbit Systems and domestic firm Alpha Design Technologies to develop unmanned aircraft systems

Marking its entry into the defence sector, the Adani Group has signed a statement of intent with Elbit-ISTAR and Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd to cooperate and work together in the field of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in India.

Adani Aero Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd plans to create a tiered vendor base, for supporting indigenisation and localisation requirements, It seeks to setup a final assembly and integration line including MRO facilities, by incorporating true transfer of technology for supporting the product range during its lifecycle, Adani Group stated. The group added that as the next frontier of technology, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) provide multi functional capability, especially that of seeing and hearing in providing information advantage to war fighters and net security providers.

A fully-owned subsidiary of the Adani Group's flagship Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) has been formed with interest in design, technology development, technical collaboration, system integration services for aerospace & defence equipment and systems.

An Israel-based international defence electronics company, Elbit Systems Ltd. is engaged in a range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs globally. Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries operate in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance as well as unmanned aircraft systems.

Elbit Systems is also engaged in advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios and cyber-based systems.

On the other hand, Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd. is a Telangana-based company, specialising in design, development and production of defence electronics and avionics equipment & systems, airframes, upgradation of cockpits, opto-electronics, Thermal Imager based fire control systems, communications including SDR, EW and microwave systems, software, indigenization and obsolescence management in defence systems.

The statement of intent is being made as part of the companies' commitment to the Make in India scheme, Adani Group further stated.