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India Gazette
28-05-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Defence experts hail govt's decision to approve AMCA Programme Execution Model, calls it a
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): Defence experts on Wednesday hailed the government's decision to approve the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model and called it a game-changing step for India's defence. Defence Expert Shiwalee Deshpande said that the decision shows the country's and the government's faith in the indigenisation and the Make in India defence technology. 'The government's decision to give its manufacturing to the private players is a game-changing step. It shows the countries' and the government's faith in the indigenisation and the Make in India defence technology... The future wars are going to be very difficult. So this is a welcome step to increase our air power in a world where countries are developing fifth-generation and sixth-generation aircraft... Since the private and public sectors will work jointly on this project, we will get the aircraft ready quickly and as and when we require them.' Retired Air Vice Marshal Suryakant Chintaman Chafekar said that Intelligence gathering and creating new systems are a race in the present scenario, and buying another country's aircraft can pass on information to other countries. 'Intelligence gathering and creating new systems are a race in the present scenario. If we buy another country's aircraft, half of the things about it, like the communication system, radar, or the frequency it uses, are known to the world,' he said. 'After the success of our air defence system in Operation Sindoor, we are on a high. Make in India has been appreciated worldwide because of our defence system... That's why we have embarked on this (AMCA programme). However, the government fully realises that there is no way that only PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings) can take on this job. That is why they have opened it up in a big way to the private industries... Private sector involvement will give impetus to producing the fifth generation aircraft,' Chafekar added. Calling it a bold step for the Indian Armed Forces, he said, 'We have to be careful about the timeline. Our experience with Tejas was not good because the timeline could not be followed.' On May 27, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model, a key step to boost India's indigenous defence capabilities and strengthen the domestic aerospace industry, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an official statement. According to the MoD's statement, in a significant push towards enhancing India's indigenous defence capabilities and fostering a robust domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is set to execute the programme through industry partnership. The Execution Model approach provides equal opportunities to both the private and public sectors on a competitive basis. They can bid either independently or as a joint venture, or as a consortium. The entity/bidder should be an Indian company compliant with the laws and regulations of the country, the statement said. This is an important step towards harnessing the indigenous expertise, capability and capacity to develop the AMCA prototype, which will be a major milestone towards Aatmanirbharta in the aerospace sector. ADA will shortly issue an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the AMCA Development Phase, the statement added. Following the announcement, the stock markets reacted strongly to the development, with shares of defence and related companies rising by around 6 per cent at the time of reporting. The stocks of defence and allied sectors such as Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), Cochin Shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Bharat Dynamics (BDL), BEML, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL), Ideaforge Technology, Bharat Electronics, Apollo Micro Systems, and Paras Defence and Space Technologies were up between 1 and 6 per cent. Following the news, the Nifty India Defence index reached 8,674.05, a fresh 52-week high. (ANI)
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Defence experts hail govt's decision to approve AMCA Programme Execution Model, calls it a 'game-changing step'
Defence experts on Wednesday hailed the government's decision to approve the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model and called it a game-changing step for India's defence. Defence Expert Shiwalee Deshpande said that the decision shows the country's and the government's faith in the indigenisation and the Make in India defence technology . "The government's decision to give its manufacturing to the private players is a game-changing step. It shows the countries' and the government's faith in the indigenisation and the Make in India defence technology... The future wars are going to be very difficult. So this is a welcome step to increase our air power in a world where countries are developing fifth-generation and sixth-generation aircraft... Since the private and public sectors will work jointly on this project, we will get the aircraft ready quickly and as and when we require them." Retired Air Vice Marshal Suryakant Chintaman Chafekar said that Intelligence gathering and creating new systems are a race in the present scenario, and buying another country's aircraft can pass on information to other countries. "Intelligence gathering and creating new systems are a race in the present scenario. If we buy another country's aircraft, half of the things about it, like the communication system, radar, or the frequency it uses, are known to the world," he said. Live Events "After the success of our air defence system in Operation Sindoor, we are on a high. Make in India has been appreciated worldwide because of our defence system... That's why we have embarked on this (AMCA programme). However, the government fully realises that there is no way that only PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings) can take on this job. That is why they have opened it up in a big way to the private industries... Private sector involvement will give impetus to producing the fifth generation aircraft," Chafekar added. Calling it a bold step for the Indian Armed Forces, he said, "We have to be careful about the timeline. Our experience with Tejas was not good because the timeline could not be followed." On May 27, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model, a key step to boost India's indigenous defence capabilities and strengthen the domestic aerospace industry, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in an official statement. According to the MoD's statement, in a significant push towards enhancing India's indigenous defence capabilities and fostering a robust domestic aerospace industrial ecosystem, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Programme Execution Model. The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) is set to execute the programme through industry partnership. The Execution Model approach provides equal opportunities to both the private and public sectors on a competitive basis. They can bid either independently or as a joint venture, or as a consortium. The entity/bidder should be an Indian company compliant with the laws and regulations of the country, the statement said. This is an important step towards harnessing the indigenous expertise, capability and capacity to develop the AMCA prototype, which will be a major milestone towards Aatmanirbharta in the aerospace sector. ADA will shortly issue an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the AMCA Development Phase, the statement added. Following the announcement, the stock markets reacted strongly to the development, with shares of defence and related companies rising by around 6 per cent at the time of reporting. The stocks of defence and allied sectors such as Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), Cochin Shipyard , Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Bharat Dynamics (BDL), BEML, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDL), Ideaforge Technology, Bharat Electronics , Apollo Micro Systems, and Paras Defence and Space Technologies were up between 1 and 6 per cent. Following the news, the Nifty India Defence index reached 8,674.05, a fresh 52-week high. (ANI)
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Pahalgam terror attack: "Final answer yet to be given," says Defence Expert, a day after India suspends Indus Water Treaty
A day after the Union government took a series of steps including the suspension of the Indus-Water Treaty in the wake of the Pahalgam terrror attack that claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists, and injured many more, Defence Expert Shiwalee Deshpande said that the final answer is yet to be given and that is going to be letal. "These are only diplomatic steps that our country, the final retribution, the final answer is yet to be given and that is going to be lethal, that is going to be something that Pakistan is never going to forget. So there are certain diplomatic steps like closing down the Attari border, also people who have gone to Pakistan should come back by May 1..." Deshpande told in Nagpur on Thursday. She echoed the sentiments of the country and said, "After the horrible attack in Pahalgam, the entire country wants retribution and the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) also cut short his visit (from Saudi Arabia) and a high level delegation meeting was held. What does our country want? The citizens of the country want? They want certain strong answers, and they want that Pakistan should also bleed and pay in the same tone or rather a greater tone due to the terrorism in Pakistan," she said. 5 5 Next Stay Playback speed 1x Normal Back 0.25x 0.5x 1x Normal 1.5x 2x 5 5 / Skip Ads by A day after the terror attack, India on Wednesday announced a series of steps to give a strong message to Pakistan for its support to cross-border terrorism , stating that the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance and the integrated checkpost at Attari will be closed with immediate effect. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri addressed a special press conference after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security and said Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC visa Exemption scheme. Live Events The CCS meeting, which lasted over two hours, was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Defence, Military, Naval, and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi have been declared persona non grata, and they have a week to leave India. He said the overall strength of the High Commissions will be reduced to 30 from the current 55 through further reductions, to be implemented by May 1, 2025. "Recognising the seriousness of this terrorist attack, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) decided upon the following measures: The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 will be held in abeyance with immediate effect until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism. The integrated checkpost Attari will be closed with immediate effect. Those who have crossed over with valid endorsements may return through that route before May 1, 2025," Misri said. "Pakistani nationals will not be permitted to travel to India under the SAARC visa Exemption scheme. Any SPES visas issued in the past to Pakistani nationals are deemed cancelled. Any Pakistani national currently in India under SPES visa has 48 hours to leave India. The Defence, Military, Naval, and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi are declared persona non grata. They have a week to leave India," he added. He said India will be withdrawing its own Defence, Navy and Air advisors from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. "These posts in the respective High Commissions are deemed annulled," Misri said. Misri said the CCS reviewed the overall security situation and directed all forces to maintain high vigil. It resolved that the perpetrators of the attack will be brought to justice and their sponsors held to account. "As with the recent extradition of Tahawwur Rana, India will be unrelenting in the pursuit of those who have committed acts of terror, or conspired to make them possible," he said. Misri said that in the briefing to the CCS, the cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack were brought out. The attack, carried out by terrorists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on Tuesday, is one of the deadliest in the Valley since the 2019 Pulwama strike in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed.
