All About French-Designed 70 mm Rockets Adani Defence Will Build In India

In a major to self-reliance in defence manufacturing, Adani Defence & Aerospace has collaborated with Thales Group, to build 70 mm rockets for India’s attack helicopters. 

Thales is a world leader in manufacturing 70mm rocket, launchers and firing control systems. Eight million rockets have been delivered around the world. Laser guidance ensures accurate hits of targets.

The 70 mm rockets by Thales can be used against soft and light armoured vehicles, air defence facilities, radar sites and communication installations with laser-guided precision. 

India operates the HAL Rudra – attack variant of the Dhruv chopper, Light Combat Helicopter Prachand, the Apache AH-64 and the Mi-35 choppers in its attack fleet.

In 2022, the indigenously built LCH Prachand were inducted into the Air Force. Prachand can perform a range of roles including combat search and rescue (CSAR), destruction of enemy air defence (DEAD) and counter-insurgency (CI) operations.

The helicopter can also be deployed in high-altitude bunker-busting operations, counter-insurgency operations in the jungles and urban environments, as well as for supporting ground forces.

Earlier this month, Adani Defence and Aerospace signed a landmark agreement with EDGE Group – one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups in the UAE.

The agreement aims to establish a global platform leveraging the defence and aerospace capabilities of both companies to bring together their respective product portfolios and cater to the requirements of global and local customers.

The agreement will explore the establishment of R&D facilities in India and the UAE and the setting up of development, production, and maintenance facilities of defence and aerospace solutions to not just serve the two captive markets but also Southeast Asian and wider global markets.

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