Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) and Cyient DLM have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop and manufacture in India the navigation, communication and ship electronics systems that India’s fleets have largely imported until now.
Thereby taking a giant stride to build what can be called the ship’s nervous system indigenously.
The MoU was exchanged by 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭. 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐮, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 (𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠), 𝐇𝐒𝐋, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 Mr 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐝𝐢, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 & 𝐂𝐄𝐎, 𝐂𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐋𝐌, 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 recently held 31st 𝐂𝐈𝐈 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭, in the presence of Mr 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐡, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐓, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 Mr 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐮 𝐑𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐮, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚.
As per a release from HSL the MoU covers navigation and solid-state radars, ECDIS and autopilot; GMDSS, Fleet Broadband and Voyage Data Recorders; and weather systems and helicopter landing aids.
The partnership will bring deeper Indian content to every hull HSL delivers. It will also shorten lead times, strengthen supply-chain security, lower lifecycle costs and enable faster refits. For Indian MSMEs and deep-tech innovators, it creates a new demand engine.
The two partners will prioritise systems and set up joint design and test teams. Systems will then go through Naval and Class qualification, followed by pilot fits on selected platforms, beginning with the 18 Next Generation Fast Patrol Vessels.
Rear Admiral C Raghuram, VSM (Retd.), Chairman & Managing Director, HSL, said: “Every ship that leaves our yard carries the pride of a nation. With this MoU, she will also carry Indian intelligence in her radars, Indian precision in her navigational aids and an Indian voice in her radios. This is Aatmanirbhar Bharat, sailing at full steam.”
Similarly, Mr 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐝𝐢, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 & 𝐂𝐄𝐎, 𝐂𝐲𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐋𝐌 said “India’s maritime and defence ecosystem presents a significant opportunity, and our partnership with HSL brings together complementary strengths to build the indigenous technology and manufacturing muscle it demands.”
