Many important defense deals have been signed during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India to participate in the AI Summit. These include deployment of officers between the two countries in each other’s army for the next ten years. For the first time, military officers from another country (France) will be deployed in the Indian Army.
This agreement was signed in Bengaluru in the presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and French counterpart Catherine Vatarin. Under this framework, each other’s officers will be deployed in the armies of India and France. This is happening for the first time that officers from another army are being deployed in the Indian Army. However, this agreement is going to help France more than India because the number of land forces of France is very less compared to India. If the fire of Russia-Ukraine war does not spread to Europe, France can get important help in training to fight the war from the Indian Army.
French LUH will replace Chetak
PM Modi and Macron virtually inaugurated the helicopter plant being jointly set up by Airbus and Tata Company near Bengaluru. In this plant, light utility helicopter i.e. H-125 LUH helicopter will be manufactured for the Indian Army. These LUH helicopters will replace the obsolete Cheetah and Chetak helicopters of the Indian Army and Air Force. During the inauguration of this plant, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and the Defense Minister of France themselves were present in the plant. Inaugurating the plant, PM Modi said that helicopters that can fly on Mount Everest will be manufactured in this plant.
Hammer bombs used in Operation Sindoor will be made in India
Apart from this, in the presence of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Defense Minister of France, Safran Company of France signed an agreement with Bharat Electronics Limited i.e. BEL to manufacture Hammer Bomb in India. France’s Safran company manufactures these hammer bombs and they are launched from Rafale. These air-to-ground highly agile modular munitions are Extended Range (HAMMER), a stand-off weapon (bomb), which has a range of about 70 kilometers.
During Operation Sindoor, these hammer bombs were used by the Indian Air Force to destroy the headquarters of terrorist organizations Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba operating from Pakistan. This hammer bomb can also be fired from Mirage-2000 and indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. This is the reason why these bombs will now be made in India.
400 Scalp missiles will be purchased from France
Apart from manufacturing Hammer Bomb in India, India is also going to buy about 400 Scalp missiles for Rafale fighter jet. These missiles, which have a range of about 300 kilometers, were also used by the Indian Air Force during Operation Vermillion.
114 Make in India Rafale fighter jets approved
Just before Macron’s visit, the Defense Ministry has approved the manufacturing of 114 Rafale fighter jets in India for the Indian Air Force. For this, France’s Dassault company, in collaboration with an indigenous Indian company, will set up a plant to make Rafale in India. This entire project is going to cost around Rs 3 lakh 25 thousand crores. It is believed that in the near future, the marine version of Rafale can also be manufactured here for the needs of the Indian Navy. For this, Rafale will also be exported to other Asian countries from this plant.
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