Tel Aviv / Gandhinagar. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) opens a new subsidiary located in New Delhi India, Aerospace Services India (ASI).
The Israeli company says that its investment in Aerospace Services India is a strong demonstration of IAI’s support for the Indian government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ – Make in India vision. This also shows the commitment to the strong partnership between IAI and DRDO in developing and supporting advanced systems for the Indian armed forces.
Boaz Levy, IAI’s President and CEO: “Aerospace Services India is leveraging top technology, innovation, and talent to deliver customer satisfaction so that they can focus on their mission. IAI has a well-established operation in India, working with various partners and customers in the Indian market. Through the years, IAI has pursued a flexible and adaptive business policy to comply and respond to PM Modi’s ‘Self-Reliance’ vision.”
ASI is establishing state of the art facilities to provide product life cycle support services for the air-defense systems in India. The new facilities will provide advanced and timely support to the Indian Defense Forces, including the Indian Air Force, Navy and Army.
The company is located in New Delhi, trades in Indian Rupees and is the sole authorized OEM’s Technical Representative for the entire MRSAM system.
MRSAM is an advanced and innovative air and missile defense system which provides ultimate protection against a variety of aerial platforms. It is used by the Indian army, air force and navy. The system includes an advanced phased array radar, command and control, mobile launchers and interceptors with advanced RF seeker. MRSAM is jointly developed by IAI and DRDO for the Indian forces.
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
