The Kalyani Group has grown in capabilities and has made inroads into the export market, Bharat Forge Defence president and CEO Rajinder Bhatia told FORCE at AeroIndia 2023 about the company’s present and future.

“We have received export orders close to 250 million USD in the last few months. We believe we are in line for many more orders from the global and domestic markets. We have a very good visibility for the short, medium and long term,” Bhatia said.

Over the last decade Bharat Forge had developed high-end technologies and the company was not necessarily focused on RFPs or government action, he said. The sole purpose was to develop technology and platforms. In Bhatia’s opinion, these platforms have done exceedingly well.

“We have developed seven artillery platforms where the Intellectual Property Rights rest with us. We have done very well in the vehicle segment and on some of the ammunition segments where we do not fill the explosives but are ready to fill. All these three segments are starting to show traction both in the Indian and the global markets. We believe we are in a position that the defence business of the Kalyani Group can be now put into a separate company which can continue to grow and bring shareholder value,” he said.