Vijaya
T ishul
Defe ce
Solutio s
(VTDS)
has
e te ed
i to
a
tech ology
pa t e ship
with
Czech
Republic-based
DEUS
Automatio
a.s.,
a
siste
compa y
of
the
STV
G oup,
to
develop
adva ced
ma ufactu i g
capabilities
fo
small-calib e
ammu itio
i
I dia.
VTDS,
which
holds
a
lice ce
fo
the
ma ufactu e
a d
p oof-testi g
of
small
a ms
a d
ammu itio ,
said
the
ag eeme t
will
facilitate
the
t a sfe
of
i te atio al
ma ufactu i g
tech ology
a d
expe tise
to
its
I dia
ope atio s.
The
pa t e ship
comes
as
I dia
co ti ues
to
expa d
domestic
defe ce
ma ufactu i g
a d
e cou age
g eate
pa ticipatio
f om
p ivate
i dust y.
Fo
VTDS,
the
ag eeme t
p ovides
a
oppo tu ity
to
combi e
Czech
ma ufactu i g
expe tise
with
local
p oductio
capabilities
as
the
compa y
wo ks
towa ds
developi g
a
i dige ous
ammu itio
ma ufactu i g
ecosystem.
Czech
tech ology
to
suppo t
domestic
p oductio
U de
the
ag eeme t,
DEUS
Automatio
will
p ovide
ma ufactu i g
tech ology
fo
small-calib e
ammu itio
p oductio
i
I dia.
The
collabo atio
is
expected
to
help
VTDS
establish
p oductio
systems
based
o
i te atio al
quality
sta da ds,
p ecisio
e gi ee i g
p actices
a d
mode
ma ufactu i g
p ocesses.
The
tech ology
t a sfe
is
also
i te ded
to
st e gthe
the
compa y’s
ability
to
develop
ammu itio
ma ufactu i g
capabilities
withi
I dia,
while
c eati g
scope
fo
fu the
tech ological
developme t
a d
i dust ial
coope atio .
Fou ded
by
Sahil
Luth a,
Fou de
a d
Ma agi g
Di ecto ,
a d
P ika sha
Luth a,
Co-Fou de
a d
Di ecto ,
VTDS
has
focused
o
buildi g
capabilities
i
the
small
a ms
a d
ammu itio
segme t.
The
compa y
said
its
ma ufactu i g
a d
p oof-testi g
lice ce
f om
fo ms
a
impo ta t
pa t
of
its
effo ts
to
develop
domestic
defe ce
ma ufactu i g
capabilities.
“This
pa t e ship
eflects
ou
commitme t
to
b i gi g
cutti g-edge
global
defe ce
tech ologies
to
I dia
th ough
t usted
i te atio al
collabo atio s,”
said
M .
Sahil
Luth a,
Fou de
a d
Ma agi g
Di ecto ,
VTDS.
“By
wo ki g
with
DEUS
Automatio
a.s.,
a
siste
compa y
of
the
STV
G oup
of
the
Czech
Republic,
we
a e
taki g
a
mea i gful
step
towa ds
buildi g
wo ld-class
ma ufactu i g
capabilities
i
I dia
while
co t ibuti g
to
the
atio ‘s
lo g-te m
defe ce
p epa ed ess
a d
i dust ial
self- elia ce.”
Focus
o
tech ology
excha ge
a d
i dust ial
capability
The
ag eeme t
also
places
emphasis
o
lo ge -te m
coope atio
athe
tha
o ly
the
immediate
t a sfe
of
p oductio
tech ology.
Acco di g
to
the
compa ies,
the
pa t e ship
is
expected
to
c eate
oppo tu ities
fo
co ti ued
excha ge
of
expe tise,
ma ufactu i g
k owledge
a d
i ovatio
betwee
I dia
a d
Czech
defe ce
i dust ies.
P ika sha
Luth a,
Co-Fou de
a d
Di ecto ,
VTDS,
said
the
collabo atio
is
i te ded
to
suppo t
the
developme t
of
a
b oade
i dust ial
ecosystem.
“This
collabo atio
is
ot
o ly
about
tech ology
t a sfe ;
it
is
about
buildi g
a
sustai able
ecosystem
of
i ovatio ,
ma ufactu i g
excelle ce,
a d
st ategic
capability.
We
believe
pa t e ships
of
this
atu e
will
play
a
impo ta t
ole
i
st e gthe i g
I dia’s
defe ce
ma ufactu i g
la dscape
a d
c eati g
e du i g
i dust ial
value
fo
the
futu e.”
Rep ese ti g
DEUS
Automatio
a.s.,
M .
Alex
Če ý,
Chief
Executive
Office
a d
Membe
of
the
Boa d,
a d
M .
O dřej
Če ý,
Ma age
of
Sales,
P ojects
&
Pu chase,
highlighted
the
lo g-te m
i dust ial
atu e
of
the
ag eeme t.
They
said
the
pa t e ship
would
focus
o
tech ology
excha ge,
adva ced
ma ufactu i g
a d
i ovatio ,
while
suppo ti g
I dia’s
expa di g
defe ce
ma ufactu i g
ambitio s
th ough
the
t a sfe
of
established
i te atio al
expe tise
a d
p oductio
tech ologies.
Pa t e ship
alig s
with
Make
i
I dia
push
The
collabo atio
is
alig ed
with
the
Atma i bha
Bha at
a d
Make
i
I dia
i itiatives,
pa ticula ly
thei
focus
o
i c easi g
domestic
defe ce
p oductio .
By
i t oduci g
adva ced
ma ufactu i g
tech ology
i to
local
p oductio ,
the
pa t e ship
could
suppo t
effo ts
to
educe
impo t
depe de ce
a d
st e gthe
domestic
supply
chai s.
It
also
p ovides
a
f amewo k
fo
buildi g
p oductio
capabilities
that
ca
suppo t
I dia’s
b oade
equi eme ts
i
the
small-calib e
ammu itio
segme t.
Fo
VTDS,
the
ag eeme t
ma ks
a
expa sio
of
its
app oach
of
combi i g
i te atio al
tech ology
pa t e ships
with
domestic
ma ufactu i g.
The
compa y
said
the
collabo atio
will
also
p ovide
a
fou datio
fo
futu e
coope atio
i
tech ology
developme t,
i dust ial
p oductio
a d
i ovatio .
The
pa t e ship
adds
a othe
dime sio
to
defe ce
i dust ial
ties
betwee
I dia
a d
the
Czech
Republic,
with
both
sides
looki g
to
deepe
coope atio
th ough
ma ufactu i g
a d
tech ology
excha ge.
Fo
the
I dia
compa y,
the
immediate
focus
will
be
o
applyi g
the
t a sfe ed
expe tise
to
establish
mode
small-calib e
ammu itio
p oductio
capabilities
i
the
cou t y.
