India and France sign pact for local production of SIGMA 30N navigation system and CM3-MR direct firing sight

Key facts

• India Optel Limited (IOL) signed a collaboration agreement with France’s Safran Electronics and Defense for transfer of production of SIGMA 30N Digital Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation System and CM3-MR Direct Firing Sight.
• The agreement was signed by Tushar Tripathi, CMD, IOL and Alexandre Ziegler, head of Defence Global Business Unit for Safran Electronics & Defense, in the presence of Secretary (Defence Production) Sanjeev Kumar.
• IOL will handle manufacturing, final assembly, testing, quality control and full life-cycle support of the systems for the Indian Army.
• The pact builds on an internal agreement signed between the two sides in January 2024.
• The development follows BEL’s Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement with Safran for joint production of HAMMER Smart Precision Guided Air-to-Ground weapons in India.