By Invitation | Managing Director, BAE Systems India, Adam Watson

As the new India Managing Director of BAE Systems, how do you view Indian government’s Self-Reliance India (Aatmanirbhar Bharat) initiative. How is the company planning to support this initiative?

India holds an important position as a strategic market for BAE Systems, and we place immense importance on our enduring association with the country, spanning over seven decades.

As a founding partner of defence manufacturing in India, BAE Systems has always supported the progress of India’s indigenous defence ecosystem. We are fully in support of the government’s vision for Aatmanirbhar Bharat and ‘Make in India’. This is why, our partnership with India has evolved significantly during the past 10 years and it’s well reflected in our mission of ‘Co-Creating for a Self-Reliant India’.

Moreover, in Aero India this year, we also signed a MoU with Bengaluru-based NewSpace Research and Technologies wh