Reliance Defence, a wholly owned subsidiary of by Reliance Infrastructure, has applied for additional 16 industrial licences. The company had recently bagged 12 new licences from the Centre.
New industrial licences will cover the entire spectrum of land and naval systems, according to sources in the know.
The licences are for manufacturing of heavy weapons, ammunition, explosives, missiles, small arms, electronic warfare, radars, armoured /amphibious vehicles, unmanned systems & C4IS systems.
These will be manufactured at new facilities to come up in Gujarat and Maharashtra in a phased manner.
The industrial licences will enable Reliance Defence to deliver to varying requirements of the Indian Armed Forces starting from small arms to missile systems and combat aircraft.
Earlier, this month Reliance Defence had got DIPP approval for 12 industrial licences for the manufacturing of aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, all terrain combat vehicles, night vision devices, sensors, navigation and surveillance equipment, propulsion systems and simulators.
The Reliance Group is in the process of acquiring controlling stake in Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering Company in Gujarat. This facility will undertake large programs for refit and life extension of submarines, production of new frigates, landing platform docks and aircraft carrier.