Lok Sabha Question No. 957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Development work by Defence Industries
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Narendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 957

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  July, 2022

## DEVELOPMENT WORK BY DEFENCE INDUSTRIES

## 957. SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR:

- Will the minister of defence be pleased to state: (a) whether the government has identified major platforms for the design and development work carried out by industries in the defence sector; (b) if  so,  the details thereof and the prescribed criteria for identification of such platforms; and (c) the assistance likely to be provided by the Government to such platforms along with the
- criteria laid down for the said assistance?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir.In continuous pursuit of achieving self-reliance in defence manufacturing under 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' and in sync with the announcement made in the Union Budget 2022-23 that allocated 25% of Defence R & D Budget for industry led R & D, 18 (eighteen) major platforms have been identified and announced by the Ministry of Defence for  industry  led  Design  &  Development  under  various  routes  prescribed  in  Defence Acquisition Procedure-2020, namely, Make-I, Make-II, Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX).  These Platforms have been identified after extensive consultations with the Services, DRDO and the Industry.  The details of these 18 (eighteen) Platforms are given at Annexure.

These  major  Platforms for  industry  led  design  and  development  in  defence  sector have been identified taking into consideration multiple factors like the capabilities of Indian industry,  being  cost  effective,  faster  and  scalable;  current  technological  advancements;

requirement of future warfare; operational challenges; need for import substitution etc.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.957 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022 REGARDING DEVELOPMENT WORK BY DEFENCE INDUSTRIES.;

## Make-I

| 1.                                  | Hypersonic Glide Vehicle                                                                                        |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2.                                  | Directed Energy Weapons (300 KW and more) [High Powered Electromagnetic Devices and High Powered Laser Devices] |
| 3.                                  | Naval Ship Borne Unmanned Aerial System (NSUAS)                                                                 |
| 4.                                  | Light Weight Tank                                                                                               |
| 5.                                  | Self-Healing Mine Fields                                                                                        |
| 6.                                  | Unmanned Autonomous AI Based Land Robot                                                                         |
| 7.                                  | 127 mm Naval Gun                                                                                                |
| 8.                                  | 127 mm Guided Projectile                                                                                        |
| 9.                                  | Electric Propulsion (Engines) for Ships                                                                         |
| 10.                                 | Standoff Airborne Jammer                                                                                        |
| 11.                                 | Li-ion Cells/ Li-Sulphur Cells [Portable High Capacity Energy Systems replacing the Conventional Hydrocarbons]  |
| 12.                                 | Communication System (AFNET System Switches, routers, Encryptors& VOIP phones)                                  |
| 13.                                 | Electro Optical (EO) Pod (with subsequent upgrade to EO/IR) with high resolution sensing                        |
| 14.                                 | 'Plug and Play' Housing/ Infrastructure for soldiers posted at extreme altitudes.                               |
| Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Model | Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Model                                                                             |
| 15.                                 | Long Range Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) [High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE)]                                |
| 16.                                 | Indian Multi Role Helicopter (IMRH)                                                                             |
| iDEX                                | iDEX                                                                                                            |
| 17.                                 | Low Orbit Pseudo Satellites                                                                                     |
| Make-II                             | Make-II                                                                                                         |
| 18.                                 | Anti-jamming Systems for Multiple Platforms                                                                     |

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