Context: Ministry of Defence (MoD) has offered four projects to the Indian Industry for design & development under Make-I category of Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020.
Make-I category (government funded)
The industry will be provided financial support for prototype development of these projects.
The list of projects which were accorded ‘Approval In-Principle (AIP)’ by Collegiate Committee of MoD is as follow:
Indian Air Force: Communication Equipment with Indian Security Protocols (Routers, Switches, Encryptors, VoIP Phones and their software)
Indian Air Force: Airborne Electro Optical pod with Ground Based System
Indian Air Force: Airborne Stand-off Jammer
Indian Army: Indian Light Tank
This is for the first time since the launch of DAP-2020 that Indian Industry has been involved in development of big ticket platforms such as Light tank and Communication Equipment with Indian security protocols.
Make-II procedure
In addition, AIP has also been accorded to following five projects under industry-funded Make-II procedure:
Indian Air Force: Full Motion Simulator for Apache Helicopter
Indian Air Force: Full Motion Simulator for Chinook Helicopter
Indian Air Force: Wearable Robotic Equipment for Aircraft Maintenance
Indian Army: Integrated Surveillance and Targeting System for Mechanised Forces
Indian Army: Autonomous Combat Vehicle
Projects under ‘Make-II’ category involve prototype development of equipment or their upgrades or their components, primarily for import substitution/innovative solutions, for which no Government funding will be provided for prototype development purposes.
Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)
The DAP contains policies and procedures for procurement and acquisition from the capital budget of the MoD in order to modernise the Armed Forces including the Coast Guard.
It is aligned with the vision of the Government of Atmanirbhar Bharat and empowering Indian domestic industry through Make in India initiative.
