Army sets up design bureau to reduce dependence on imports

Indian Army has formally announced the establishment of the Army Design Bureau. This is an attempt to indigenise procurements and reduce import dependence as part of the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Key facts:

• Army Design Bureau will help in fast tracking procurement process and also helps in modernisation.
• ADB will also be a “single point contact” and a platform for an interaction between the army and academia, the defence public sector units (PSU), private players to understand the requirements of the army
• The bureau will give a better understanding of the requirements of army to the academia, research institutions and the industry for development of defence products.