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Under the Tembo-New Lachaussée project, the Belgian company will provide a complete ammunition production line for two calibres, while also supplying tooling that will allow production of two additional calibres. The project is valued at approximately €50 million, with equipment deliveries and installation planned across 2028 and 2029.
The disclosure is important because it points to cooperation considerably broader than the manufacture of isolated components. BDL is India’s principal production agency for numerous guided missile and allied weapon programmes and has been progressively transforming itself from a missile manufacturer into a complete weapon-system integrator.
The clearest evidence of the new configuration comes from DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat in Hyderabad, which has sought the fabrication of five sets of 370-mm ELRGR rocket-motor systems. The requirement covers specialised manufacturing processes including flow forming, precision machining, welding of 11-10 precipitation-hardening steel and proof-pressure testing. The motor sets are to be supplied to RCI within a six-month delivery window.
The latest milestone follows several years of cooperation between BDL and Rafael. At Aero India 2025, the companies advanced plans for a Technical Collaboration Agreement covering Indian manufacture of the Spike LR2. Rafael said at the time that the arrangement was intended to transfer manufacturing capabilities and critical technologies to BDL while meeting India’s indigenous-content requirements under the Make in India initiative.
The industrial roots of Raghu Vamsi go back further than its aerospace business. The group says its foundations were established in 1992 in power transmission, followed by cast-iron casting and machining activity from 1998. Aerospace manufacturing became an increasingly important part of the business in the following decade.
The agreement was announced by Chennai-based Ramco Systems on 3 September 2026. Under the collaboration, engine information generated by Safran following shop visits will be transferred directly into the Maintenance Information System within Ramco Aviation Software.
The agreement was signed on 2 September 2026 and establishes a collaborative framework between the Air Force Test Pilots School (AFTPS) at the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) and IIT Bombay. The partnership is aimed at working towards a Master’s Degree for Flight Test Crew, encompassing both Test Pilots and Flight Test Engineers.
The Indian Army describes the platform as agnostic to generator type, make, rating and vintage. This allows older machines and newer generator sets from different manufacturers to be brought under the same monitoring framework.
The exchange comes only two weeks after Singh and Koizumi held extensive defence talks in New Delhi on August 20, when the two sides agreed on a series of measures intended to convert the India-Japan strategic partnership into closer operational cooperation between their armed forces.
Chief of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth received Lieutenant General Le Van Huong, Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, during the Vietnamese general’s official visit to India on September 3. The two commanders discussed measures to strengthen defence cooperation and military-to-military engagement, with both armies reaffirming their commitment to regional peace and stability.
