Defence firms to form industry forum

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 7

Representatives of over 60 Defence companies from various parts of the country met in New Delhi recently and agreed to form an industry forum specifically aimed at promoting the interest of small, medium and large enterprises in the defence manufacturing sector.

The association has been named Association of Defence Companies (ADC) in India.

The meeting saw representation from a large number of MSMEs, SMEs, and OEMs registered in India and well established and large private sector defence companies, all of whom see the defence manufacturing sector growing exponentially over the next few years under the ‘Make in India’ and other initiatives of the Government.

All representatives present in the meeting were unanimous that the ADC would serve as the most representative platform to provide a single unified voice on policy matters with the government, armed forces, PSUs and the Ministry of Defence that directly or indirectly affect their operations.