New Delhi: In a boost to India’s defence ties with Brazil, the government of Brazil has a Plan of Action for its partnership in which defence and security are the central components.
Companhia Brasileira de Cartuchos (CBC) Brazil, the world’s second-largest ammunition manufacturer is already in India and working with Stumpp Schuele & Somappa India (SSS Defence).
In an interview to an Indian media, Brazilian Ambassador André Aranha Corrêa do Lago said “Very few people know that CBC is the second largest producer of ammunition in the world. As with other joint-ventures, we welcome the partnership between Brazilian and Indian private companies, especially in a critical area such as defence. The joint-venture between CBC and SSS Defence has been progressing well. From what I have been informed, production in the plant in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, is slated to begin by mid-2022. Prospects are positive, and the joint initiative could be scaled up as early as 2025.”
“Embraer – a company Brazilians are proud of – is the 3rd largest producer of passenger jets in the world,” the Ambassador said. The company is participating in the WINGS INDIA 2022 – Asia’s largest event on Civil Aviation (Commercial, General and Business Aviation), in Hyderabad later this week.
“I am sure the company is keen to explore business opportunities in India, since this country is the largest market for airplanes for the next decades,” said the ambassador.
Under the joint venture of CBC and SSS, manufacture ammunition for different calibers like: 9 mm, 7.62×39 mm, 7.62×51 mm, .338 Lapua and 12.7 mm is expected to start soon.
Also, another Brazilian company Taurus Armas S.A. has tied up with Jindal Defence for the manufacturing of small arms.
Last week, a three-member Brazilian delegation led by Admiral Flávio Augusto Viana Rocha, Special Secretary (Strategic Affairs), Presidency & Advisor to the President of Brazil, visited Western Naval Command Headquarters.
The interaction between Admiral Rocha and Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, focused on challenges and mitigating strategies in the maritime domain, as well issues of mutual interests.
Inviting the Brazilian Navy ships when deployed in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to visit Indian ports, ), the FOC-in-C (West) also spoke about the Indian Shipyards which are well equipped to help in providing any technical support to the units deployed away from home ports for longer duration.
