Bengaluru. BEML Limited, a leading multi-technology ‘Schedule A’ company under the Ministry of Defence, has signed MoUs with 11 entities to explore and enhance the business in Defence& Aerospace Sector in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Bandhan Ceremony at AERO INDIA 2021 in Bengaluru. MV Rajasekhar, CMD; Suraj Prakash, Director (Finance), and A K Srivastav, Director (Defence Business) were present on this occasion.
The following MoUs were signed during the Bandhan ceremony:-
-With UP Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) to explore the opportunities for establishing warehouse storage for parts and activity center for servicing cum overhauling of BEML products (MRO).
-With Advance Navigation Positioning Company (ANPC) for joint manufacturing of transponder landing system (TLS) for Indian armed forces, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Oil exploration companies.
-With Primoco UAV SE, Czech Republic for manufacturing of ‘150 kg class’ Surveillance UAV for Indian as well as global requirements such as intelligence based agriculture, Remote mapping, Pipeline Monitoring, Mining Support, Security & intelligence, Disaster Management & Surveillance.
-With IIT Kanpur for joint development and manufacturing of 25 kg class Tactical UAV for Armed forces.
-With Torus Robotics Pvt Ltd, Chennai for joint development Artificial intelligence (AI) based unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), Robotics, Light weight, Ingenious electric power drive system for defence and commercial applications.
-With Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aeronautics Laboratory (NAL) to develop in the areas of advance composite and autoclaves, Mini unmanned aerial vehicles, Design & analysis of aircraft structure and systems.
-With Outdu Mediatech Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore for artificial intelligence based vision system and face recognition system for surveillance & monitoring applications.
-With SKAT Systems, Russia for joint manufacture of High Altitude UAVs for Indian and Global requirements.
-With Hacklab Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bangalore for AI Based Lightning System (headlamps / fog lamps) on Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) current and future products in order to make more competitive.
-With JSC Rosoboronexport, Russia for projects such as infantry combat vehicle ‘Boomerang’, light armored vehicle ‘Strela’, Auxiliary power units for T-71 / T-90 tanks, Air Defence Systems.
-With S’YOMKA S VOZDUHA, Russia (Shooting from Air) for manufacturing of Marine Drones and Anti Drone Systems.
-With Adani Defence Systems & Technologies Limited to provide mobility systems for armed vehicles such as wheels armored personal carriers, infantry combat vehicles and main battle tanks. Apart from development and production of Jigs and fixtures for UAVs, Air borne structures, ground handling and ground support equipment for Airports.