Kalyani Group and Belcan announce partnership to deliver aerospace and defence products and services
Yunus Dar
Kalyani Group and Belcan LLC on 20 February 2019 announced their partnership for providing highly advanced technological products and services in defence, aerospace, and other technical segments in India.
Announcing the decision during Aero India 2019, the two companies said that they will work together in the design and development of helicopter engines and transmission systems in defence and aerospace, as well as collaborate on advanced manufacturing practices, including digital manufacturing and Internet of Things solutions.
“This collaboration allows Kalyani Group to dovetail the metallurgical and manufacturing excellence of its flagship company Bharat Forge Limited with cutting edge design and engineering capabilities of Belcan LLC to deliver high quality products and services to our customers,” said president & CEO (Defence & Aerospace), Bharat Forge Limited, Rajinder Singh Bhatia.
Expressing confidence over the partnership general manager and whole-time director Belcan India, Naveen Munnangi said his company was banking on the credibility of the Kalyani Group. “We are excited to collaborate with Kalyani Group to leverage our world-class design expertise combined with Kalyani Group’s state-of-the-art manufacturing expertise. We will continue to investigate other synergistic opportunities in this space towards our mutual goal of becoming a key player in the global aerospace and defence domain,” he added.
Added CEO of Belcan Lance Kwasniewski, “The growing aerospace and defence industry in India presents many attractive opportunities for Belcan, and we are pleased to partner with Kalyani Group.”