{"id":27788,"date":"2018-10-23T16:13:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T10:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=27788"},"modified":"2018-10-23T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-23T10:43:40","slug":"new-copters-to-enable-tech-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/new-copters-to-enable-tech-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"New copters to enable tech transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"

New copters to enable tech transfer<\/a><\/p>\n

News:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The Defence Ministry will soon release project-specific implementation guidelines for the 111 naval utility helicopters to be procured under the Strategic Partnership (SP) model.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Important facts:<\/u><\/p>\n

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    1. According to some foreign companies, there is still some clarity required on crucial legal, liability and technology transfer issues like legal.<\/li>\n
    2. Under the SP model, Indian private companies will get to tie up with global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and build major defence platforms in India under technology transfer.<\/li>\n
    3. So far, it was defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) which played the lead role.<\/li>\n
    4. Apart from the helicopters, the projects to be processed under the SP model are fighter aircraft, P-75I submarines and armoured vehicles.<\/li>\n
    5. All procurements under the SP model would be executed by specially constituted empowered project committees (EPC) to ensure timely execution.<\/li>\n
    6. The liability issue was one of the major reasons the earlier medium multi-role combat aircraft(MMRCA) deal for 126 jets got derailed.<\/li>\n
    7. Recently, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared project-specific implementation guidelines for the naval helicopters.<\/li>\n
    8. These guidelines would lay emphasis on transfer of technology and high absorption of indigenous content.<\/li>\n
    9. The guidelines and the qualification guidelines are yet to be communicated to the industry.<\/li>\n
    10. Way ahead:<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n