Two companies, namely Delta Combat Systems Limited (Delta) and Werywin DEFENCE Private Limited, are investing Rs 215 crore in the Jhansi node of the Defence Industrial Corridor to set up their units for manufacturing smaller firearms.
The Delta Combat Systems Limited has been allotted 15 hectares of land to set up its plant at a cost of Rs 150 crore. It will make cartridges for assault, sniper and INSAS rifles as well as CQB carbines and other weapons being used by the armed forces. The CQB carbines are very effective as they can hit a target within the range of 200 metre whereas INSAS rifle, which is made on the lines of AK-47, was extensively used during the Kargil war.
The Yogi Adityanath government has also allotted land to companies for making Brahmos missiles and drones in Lucknow and Aligarh nodes of the Defence Industrial Corridor respectively and the construction is expected to start soon.
It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the creation of a Defence Industrial Corridor in UP during the Investors’ Summit in January, 2018. Subsequently, the UP government decided to establish the corridor covering Lucknow, Kanpur, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Agra and Aligarh districts.
It was followed by signing of MoUs worth Rs 50,000 crore with domestic and foreign companies manufacturing defence products during the Defence Expo held in Lucknow in February, 2020.
The Defence Industrial Corridor will also see many international firms set up their Plants for manufacturing advanced weapons.