Reliance Infrastructure promoted Reliance Defence and Dusseldorf-based Rheinmetall AG have agreed on a strategic partnership in the field of ammunition. An Agreement to this effect has now been signed by the representatives of both companies. This marks the third major partnership for Reliance Defence, following its successful strategic alliances with Dassault Aviation and the Thales Group of France.
The collaboration between the companies will include supply of explosives and propellants for medium & large caliber ammunition to Rheinmetall by Reliance. Furthermore, the two companies intend to engage in joint marketing activities for selected products and are aiming to further extend their cooperation based on future opportunities. The strategic partnership will strengthen India’s defence manufacturing capabilities aligning with the Government of India’s flagship ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives.
In order to support this collaboration, Reliance Defence will set up a Greenfield manufacturing facility in the Watad Industrial Area, of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The manufacturing facility, one of the largest in South Asia, will have an annual capacity to produce up to 200,000 artillery shells, 10,000 tons of explosives and 2,000 tons of propellants. This new facility will help Reliance Defence achieve its objective of amongst top three Defence exporters in the country.
Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) is one of the largest infrastructure company, developing projects through various Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in several high growth sectors within the infrastructure space such as Power, Roads, Airport, Metro Rail and Defence.
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