For decades, India has been importing this critical naval capability from global markets, increasing our dependency on foreign suppliers.
Adani Defence & Aerospace has signed a binding collaboration agreement with Sparton (DeLeon Springs LLC), a group company of Elbit Systems and a leading provider of advanced Anti-submarine warfare systems. According to a statement from the Adani Group company on Sunday, this partnership marks a significant step toward localising the assembly of complex electronic systems and advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) solutions for the Indian and global markets.
With this, Adani Defence & Aerospace has become the first private sector company in India to offer indigenised sonobuoy solutions.
The partnership will combine Sparton’s pioneering ASW technology with Adani Defence’s established expertise in development, manufacturing, and sustenance for the Indian Navy.
Sonobuoys are mission-critical platforms for enhancing Undersea Domain Awareness (UDA), providing an effective means to detect, locate, and track submarines and other underwater threats. Playing a key role in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and other naval operations, they support in maintaining naval security and in protecting naval carrier strike groups.
For decades, India has been importing this critical naval capability from global markets, increasing our dependency on foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
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