A Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement has
been signed between Bharat Electronics Limited and Safran Electronics and
Defence of France.
• The
agreement has been signed for the production of Highly Agile Modular Munition
Extended Range (HAMMER) Smart Precision Guided Air-to-Ground Weapon.
• The
Defence Ministry said the partnership will localise manufacturing of HAMMER
systems.
• It
will also localise their supply and long-term maintenance for the Air Force and
Navy.
• Officials
said indigenisation will gradually reach about 60 percent. The transfer of
production will occur in stages.
• BEL
will oversee final assembly, testing and quality assurance.
• HAMMER
is a combat-proven precision weapon. It is modular and highly accurate.
• It
can be deployed from platforms such as the Rafale and the LCA Tejas.
