Adani Defence & Aerospace delivers the first batch of 2,000 ‘Prahar’ Light Machine Guns (LMG) to the Indian Armed Forces in Gwalior.
Ashish Rajwanshi, President and CEO of Adani Aerospace and Defence, says, “…We are not going to limit ourselves just to small arms; very soon, in the next two weeks, we are also inaugurating our large calibre ammunition complex in Kanpur, which is one of the largest ammunition complexes in South Asia across small, medium, and large calibre.
Kanpur is going to be a benchmark facility similar to what you’re seeing in Gwalior… Hyderabad is looking at unmanned systems, electronic warfare, and loitering munitions, which are going to be the mainstay for future warfare.” He adds, “In the last 6 months, you’ve also seen our inroads into maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), and aircraft manufacturing and helicopters.
So there are multiple areas in which Adani Defence is actually working and bringing the Make in India technology, which is important for the 2047 vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).”
On the delivery of the first batch of approximately 40,000 Negev NG7 Light Machine Guns (LMGs) to the Indian Army, Shuki Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer of Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), says, “Our Negev LMG is very significant for the infantry. The upgraded capabilities of the infantry and the reliability of the LMGs are very high. We believe it will support the Indian troops very much, as it did in the last supply of 16,000 LMGs, which took place in 2020. Now that it is produced in India, it is a very big pride for the Indian nation, and it supports the self-resilience of the Indian Army and the Indian Defence Forces.”
He adds, “Regarding the capability of supply within the activities in West Asia, there is no fear regarding it. First, we have a very significant facility in Israel that is supporting the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) and can support the Indian needs, too. Second, we are making PLR (Precision, Lethality, and Reliability, the Adani-IWI joint venture) an independent company that can serve its needs and will support the Indian needs in any circumstances with no problem.”
