Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan has highlighted the need for collaborative efforts for a ‘Whole of Nation’ approach between the Government, Services, Research and Development (R&D) and defence production ecosystem towards fostering innovation in India’s journey of achieving self-reliance in defence manufacturing and production in sync with India’s ‘Vision 2047’.
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane emphasised the government’s commitment towards promoting indigenisation through private sector participation in the defence sector.
These were main pointers from the maiden two-day brainstorming session, ‘Impetus to Indigenisation’, organised under the aegis of the Department of Military Affairs by HQ Integrated Defence Staff in collaboration with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers which concluded on Tuesday.
The event resulted in extremely productive outcomes with takeaways for policy reform aimed at accelerating the indigenisation process and enhancing private sector participation in the Indian defence manufacturing sector, defence ministry said here.
The Brainstorming Session saw consultative discussions on various aspects of indigenisation, including evolving way ahead to address policy level challenges, ways and means of providing impetus to indigenisation with focus on sustenance, maintenance, repair and Overhaul (MRO) issues effecting aviation, maritime and land assets.
The outcome-based discussions focused on identifying key areas for development of indigenous technologies and products and reduction of our dependence on imports towards enhancing product availability and ensure high operational readiness of the Armed Forces.