Chennai, April 10, 2018 - MKU Limited and Thales have signed two
MOUs for strategic co-operation in the development and production of optronic
devices and F90close quarter battle (CQB) rifle for soldiers.
The optronic devices will
be co-developed by Thales and MKU and both the optronics devices and F90 rifles
will be manufactured in India at MKU’s facilities in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
These products will be offered to the Indian army and homeland security forces
under the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government.
Speaking On
the occasion, Mr. Neeraj Gupta, MD of MKU said, “MKU is pleased to sign the strategic co-operation MOUs with Thales. This
partnership will not only focus on meeting the requirements of our forces in
India, but will also look at exporting the products to other parts of the
world.”
The
strategic co-operation for optronic devices between Thales and MKU is committed
to enhancing the night fighting capabilities of the Indian Army and homeland
security forces. It envisages manufacturing of optronics equipment including
weapon sights, night vision goggles, handheld thermal imagers and thermal
infrared sensor engine for soldier systems, and other image intensification and
thermal imaging systems for soldiers and platforms respectively.
For weapons,
the two companies plan to cooperate so that MKU could set-up an assembly and manufacturing
plant in India for the carbine version of the F90 assault rifle, combat-proven
and already in service with Australian Defence Forces. Light, balanced and
accurate, the F90CQB (Close Quarter Battle) developed with MKU will be well
suited to Indian conditions and requirements.
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