Israel Aerospace subsidiary plans defence MRO hub in Gurugram
NEW DELHI : In line with the Indian government’s Make-in-India initiative, Israel Aerospace Industries has launched its Indian subsidiary, Aerospace Services India, with plans to set up a large-scale hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of defence equipment in Gurugram, the Indian subsidiary’s top official said in an interview. “We are planning to build a large MRO in Gurgaon area.
We are waiting for the final confirmation from various government bodies to give us the licence to set this up as an MRO location in which a lot of jobs and talent will be created. This is only the first step in building capabilities," Danny Lauber, chief executive, Aerospace Services India, said.
Initially, the MRO hub will cover the maintenance and repair aspect for the entire medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) system, Lauber said. MRSAM, which is also called ‘Abhra’, is a state-of-the-art, medium-range air defence weapon system and is a joint venture of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israeli Aerospace Industries.
The missile system is produced at Bharat Dynamics Ltd (which is headquartered in Hyderabad), with active participation from Indian public and private defence industry partners including micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). According to Bharat Dynamics, MRSAM is a supersonic missile that can be launched vertically with a rapid response time and is intended to intercept various airborne threats such as guided bombs, aircraft, missiles and helicopters.
It has different variations for use by the army, navy and the air force. “We are already looking to expand beyond MRSAM programme to other defence programmes and other products that customers require us to do," added Lauber.
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