PM dedicates L&T's Armoured Systems Complex at Gujarat’s Hazira to nation
TNN Bureau. Updated: 1/19/2019 7:54:49 PM
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Hazira (Gujarat), Jan 19 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated to the nation Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Armoured Systems Complex, India’s leading technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing, defence and services conglomerate, at Hazira in Gujarat.
The state of art defence complex shall produce 100 Howitzer artillery guns, christened “K9 Vajra-T” under the make in India programme.
The ASC is a state-of-the-art facility to manufacture and integrate advanced armoured platforms such as Self-Propelled Artillery Howitzers, Future Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV), Future Ready Combat Vehicles (FRCV) or Future Main Battle Tanks.
The Complex is currently executing the prestigious ‘K9 Vajra-T’ 155mm/52 calibre Tracked, Self-Propelled Howitzer Guns program - the largest contract awarded to a private company by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India under the Make in India initiative through global competitive bidding.
Spread over 40 acres, within L&T’s sprawling 755-acre Hazira Manufacturing Complex, the ASC comprises state-of-the-art facility with high-end machinery and automation aids, feeder shops, and a full-fledged mobility Test Tracks for acceptance and qualification of armoured vehicles.
The Complex is amongst the largest and most contemporary manufacturing facilities, among few in the world and produces extra-large offshore modules, Reactor End shields and Steam Generators for Nuclear Power plants, high end equipment for the Hydrocarbon, Thermal Power and Defence segments as also ultra-clean Special steels and Heavy Forgings.
The ASC brings manufacturing of Armoured systems to Gujarat in accordance with the thrust areas articulated in the State’s new Aerospace and Defence Policy. L&T Defence has a significant presence in the state and manufactures Submarine Hulls and range of platform specific equipment and Subsystems, special alloys forgings for Defence applications at Hazira. It also makes critical composite subsystems for ASC is the first manufacturing facility in the Private Sector to produce advanced Armoured Platforms for the defence sector.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also present on this occasion.