CODISSIA Defence Innovation and Atal Incubation Centre (CDIIC) signs MoU with the Indian Air Force (IAF)
Coimbatore: CODISSIA Defence Innovation and Atal Incubation Centre (CDIIC) signs MoU with the Indian Air Force (IAF). Aero India 2021, held at Bengaluru, on 05th February 2021 in the presence ofRaksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar.
The IAF was represented by Air Vice Marshal S Ramakrishnan, AVSM, VSM, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Maintenance Plans) while CDIIC was represented by M.V. Ramesh Babu, President, CODISSIA/Director, CDIIC and V. Sundaram, Director, CDIIC. They extended their gratitude to the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) of 5 BRD, Sulur, IAF, Air Cmde PK Sreekumar, VSM, for his continuous support in constructing this MoU. The MoU was signed with an objective of finding solutions for Repair & Overhaul/indigenisation of parts, sub-assemblies, assemblies, aggregates, LRUs, etc for aircraft of the IAF and to provide mentoring to the startup companies incubated at CDIIC.
Being India's First Defence Innovation Hub as well as an Atal Incubation Centre, CDIIC also participated in various events at the Aero India 2021, including the Startup Manthan 2021 organised by Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) in which the directors of CDIIC had a constructive interaction with Dr. Ajay Kumar, IAS, Defence Secretary and Sanjay Jaju, IAS, Additional Secretary, Defence Production. In discussion with the Defence Secretary, it was revealed that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has plans to pump in around Rs. 1000 crores in Defence-based startups under the iDEX initiative and support MSMEs to take up indigenisation projects under Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan.
Apart from the signing of MoU, CDIIC interacted with B. Elangovan, Senior General Manager, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (TIDCO). The CDIIC team, along with TIDCO, networked with representatives of the IAF, Ministry of Defence (MOD) and other foreign companies & OEMs like BAE systems, representatives from French Embassy in India, etc. TIDCO is very much interested to join hands with CODISSIA for Defence Manufacturing related projects and is ready to invest about Rs. 250 crores.
CODISSIA started working to host the Defence Manufacturing Expo at our Trade Fair Complex. This event marks the beginning of a new journey towards achieving the initiatives of the Government of India and making India self-reliant under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative.
The IAF was represented by Air Vice Marshal S Ramakrishnan, AVSM, VSM, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Maintenance Plans) while CDIIC was represented by M.V. Ramesh Babu, President, CODISSIA/Director, CDIIC and V. Sundaram, Director, CDIIC. They extended their gratitude to the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) of 5 BRD, Sulur, IAF, Air Cmde PK Sreekumar, VSM, for his continuous support in constructing this MoU. The MoU was signed with an objective of finding solutions for Repair & Overhaul/indigenisation of parts, sub-assemblies, assemblies, aggregates, LRUs, etc for aircraft of the IAF and to provide mentoring to the startup companies incubated at CDIIC.
Being India's First Defence Innovation Hub as well as an Atal Incubation Centre, CDIIC also participated in various events at the Aero India 2021, including the Startup Manthan 2021 organised by Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) in which the directors of CDIIC had a constructive interaction with Dr. Ajay Kumar, IAS, Defence Secretary and Sanjay Jaju, IAS, Additional Secretary, Defence Production. In discussion with the Defence Secretary, it was revealed that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has plans to pump in around Rs. 1000 crores in Defence-based startups under the iDEX initiative and support MSMEs to take up indigenisation projects under Atma Nirbhar Abhiyan.
Apart from the signing of MoU, CDIIC interacted with B. Elangovan, Senior General Manager, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (TIDCO). The CDIIC team, along with TIDCO, networked with representatives of the IAF, Ministry of Defence (MOD) and other foreign companies & OEMs like BAE systems, representatives from French Embassy in India, etc. TIDCO is very much interested to join hands with CODISSIA for Defence Manufacturing related projects and is ready to invest about Rs. 250 crores.
CODISSIA started working to host the Defence Manufacturing Expo at our Trade Fair Complex. This event marks the beginning of a new journey towards achieving the initiatives of the Government of India and making India self-reliant under the Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative.