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Arey yaar, yeh khabar toh defence sector ke liye ekdum zabardast hai! Adani Defence & Aerospace aur Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) ne milkar Bharat mein Negev LMGs aur carbines banane ka kaam shuru kar diya hai. Saath hi, Indian Army ko pehli batch mein 2,000 Negev 7.62X51 mm light machine guns (LMGs) deliver bhi kar di gayi hain. Yeh sirf kharidari nahi, balki asli 'Make in India' hai jisme technology transfer ho raha hai aur humari defence manufacturing capability badh rahi hai.
Local Manufacturing ka Bada Plan
IWI ka plan hai ki woh next 5 saal mein 41,000 Negev LMGs deliver karein, aur PLR Systems (yeh Adani aur IWI ka joint venture hai) iske liye barrels aur alag parts bana rahi hai. Poori LMG production mein 50% se zyada local content hoga, matlab humare desh mein hi banega. Carbines ke liye bhi deal hai, jisme 1,800 rifles se shuruat hogi aur baad mein 58,000 tak ja sakti hain. Yahan toh 60% tak technology transfer ho jayega, aur PLR Systems hi zyada tar production karegi. Itna hi nahi, sniper rifles ke liye bhi 4,500 units ka bid chal raha hai.
Adani ka Defence Game
Adani Enterprises Ltd., jiska market cap ₹2,35,446 Cr hai, is partnership mein ek bada role play kar raha hai. Unka P/E ratio 17-21 ke aas paas hai, jo ek mazboot base de raha hai. PLR Systems ne FY25 mein ₹41.4 Cr ka revenue bhi generate kiya hai, jo in bade contracts ko secure karne mein help karega.
'Make in India' ko Boost
Yeh sab deal India ki 'Make in India' strategy ka hissa hai, jisse hum foreign arms par kam nirbhar ho sakein. Indian defence market ab $16.45 billion ka ho gaya hai aur 2023 mein budget tha $76 billion. Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 bhi ab 'Buy Indian' ko prefer karta hai. Pehle jaisa nahi ki tenders cancel ho jayein.
Challenges Aur Competition
Haan, 41,000 LMGs aur 58,000 carbines time pe deliver karna PLR Systems ke liye challenge hoga, kyunki kuch parts abhi bhi IWI Israel se mangwa rahi hai. Competition bhi kam nahi hai. Jaise Bharat Forge ne bhi ₹1,661 crore ki carbine deal aur ₹300 crore ki unmanned systems deal jeeti hai. Lekin overall, yeh partnership India ko defence manufacturing mein global player banane mein madad karegi.
Future Prospects
Agar yeh sab successful raha toh yeh future ke liye ek model ban jayega. Target hai ki 2029 tak defence production ₹3 lakh crore tak pahunch jaye. International partnerships aur 'Make in India' initiative milkar ek strong Indian defence industry bana rahe hain.