ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT AND ISRAELI EXPERTISE: A BLUEPRINT FOR COLLABORATIVE DEFENCE MANUFACTURING

IWI (Israel Weapon Industries) recognises India as a strategic partner, exemplified by its joint venture with Adani Group in PLR Systems, India's first private-sector small arms manufacturing facility established under Atmanirbhar Bharat and a model for high-impact defence collaboration. SHUKI SCHWARTZ, CEO of IWI (Israel Weapon Industries) and a Board Director of PLR, outlines the vision behind the collaboration

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India is not just rising, it's reshaping the global defence landscape. With Atmanirbhar Bharat, the country has made it clear: the era of dependence is over. India is building what it needs with the confidence, capability and ambition of a world power and this transformation isn't a distant aspiration, it's already underway. Indian defence companies are innovating at scale, bold policy reforms are clearing bottlenecks, and strategic global partners are stepping up. Among them, few partnerships run deeper or are more consequential than the one between India and Israel.

Our two nations have forged a defence relationship built on trust, shared values and a mutual commitment to technological and strategic excellence.

At IWI (Israel Weapon Industries), we have long understood that India is not merely a market; it is a force multiplier. It is a country with vast talent, engineering excellence and strategic clarity. That's why our collaboration is not based on transactions, it is grounded in cocreation, capability transfer and long term investment.

Nowhere is this partnership more visible than in PLR Systems, our joint venture with India's Adani Group. Established in 2016 under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, PLR was the first private-sector small arms manufacturing facility in India. It has become a national asset, and a model for the kind of high-impact collaboration Atmanirbhar Bharat is designed to unleash.