Navy chief docks in Nagpur to inspect defence manufacturing units
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Nagpur: Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi camped in Nagpur for two days, visiting both govt and private defence manufacturing setups and carrying out detailed inspections of the facilities.
The visit assumes importance as the armed forces are eyeing production of long-range missiles and even drones and counter-drone systems. The visit was significant in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor, said sources. It also followed a visit by Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) chairman, Samir Kamat, to the defence manufacturing establishments at Nagpur, a fortnight ago.
Tripathi, who reached Nagpur on Wednesday, first inspected the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) unit in the city.
This was followed by a visit to Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL), which makes ammunition and UAVs, and then JSR Dynamics on Thursday. An air bomb-making unit, the latter is promoted by the former vice-chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Marshal (retd) Shirish Deo.
BAPL, which is a joint venture between India and Russia, has a key unit at Nagpur apart from Hyderabad. The propulsion systems of BrahMos missiles are supplied by SDAL, which is also making the Pinaka rockets for the armed forces, apart from Nagastra loitering munition and other types of ammunition.
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Nagastra was used in Operation Sindoor.
It was learnt the naval chief wanted to inspect the manufacturing facilities in the country, especially for making long-range missiles that can be fired beyond 400 km. Several variants for drones and even anti-drone mechanisms are being considered, said sources.
JSR Dynamics, which is the youngest among the three entities visited by Admiral Tripathi, is into development of air-launched glide weapons, miniature ground launch decoys, loitering munitions, long-range guided munitions, and rocket launch systems of different types.
Nagpur has emerged as a hub of ammunition manufacturing. Apart from defence PSUs carved out of ordnance factories, which have seen a major increase in its order book, even private sector industries have checked in to make high-calibre ammunition.
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