Indian Military

[PTI] Mahindra Group Vice Chairman Anand Mahindra was elected as chairman of Defence Land Systems India, a Mahindra and BAE Systems joint venture company. The inaugural board meeting held here declared the joint venture company operational and also appointed BAE Systems’ managing director international operating group Guy Griffiths as vice chairman of the joint venture’s board. Other board members confirmed at the meeting were Mahindra and Mahindra Limited’s executive vice president V S Parthasarathy, Mahindra Defence Systems chief executive Brigadier (Retd) Khutub Hai, and BAE Systems Global Combat Systems managing director David Allott.

The executive officers of Defence Land Systems India were also appointed during the meeting. Brigadier (Retd) Khutub Hai was appointed managing director and CEO, Arne Berglund as deputy CEO, and Anil Chugh as the CFO. “Defence Land Systems India hits the ground running with existing products, business and facilities, as well as a strong experienced team.

[The Telegraph] For 22 years, the Bofors shadow stymied the army’s efforts to buy heavy artillery. But now the defence ministry has come out with a list of big guns that it says it is “in the process of buying”.Topping the list of competitors is — no prizes for guessing — Bofors in a new avatar. Also, the US government and BAE Land Systems have taken the edge over a rival Singaporean firm with the government confirming that the army was going to buy ultra-light howitzers through the Pentagon’s direct foreign military sales route, skirting competition.