Global military aviation market to grow to $60 bn by ’30: CDS

“Global aviation military market is projected to grow to the tune of $60 billion by 2030 at a compounded annual growth of 5 per cent in the next 10 years or so. This market provides us a window of opportunity that needs to be exploited by believing in the mantra ‘Make for India and Make for World’,” he said.

Noting that the Indian defence industry has the potential to drive the country’s economic goals, the CDS said India’s challenges have to be resolved through indigenous solutions with global uncertainties like Covid and the Russia and Ukraine war, leading to disruptions in supply chains across the world.

He said a remote-controlled communication, data transmission required for manned and unmanned teaming will drive newer trends in the avionics sector. He said the avionics system will have to be capable of collecting, processing and disseminating information in real time to help make decisions when it comes to the data-driven battlefield of the future.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the event, HAL CMD CB Ananthakrishnan said HAL is trying to maximise indigenously designed and developed avionics to 75-80 per cent in the next five years from the current 40-45 per cent being used in the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas and Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Dhruv.

“I am proud to mention here that we have achieved self-reliance in most of the avionics systems, which is mission computers, navigation systems, communication systems and display systems,” he said, adding that more than 50 per cent of the avionics systems going into the indigenous LCA Tejas, advanced light helicopter Dhruv and light utility helicopters are indigenous.

“Because of the strong indigenous capabilities, we are able to offer our platforms such as ALH, LCA to foreign customers with customisation as per the requirement of the end user,” he said. He also said that countries like Nigeria, Philippines, Argentina and Egypt have shown interest in LCA Tejas and talks are on with these countries on the possibility of procuring the aircraft.