LOK SABHA
India and Indonesia
signed an Agreement for Defence Cooperation in Jan 2001. The
agreement, inter-alia provides for promoting cooperation between
the defence industries of the two countries in areas of mutual
interest, including product support.
Bharat Electronics
Limited (BEL) had made a commitment to Indonesia to supply spares
and components of TRS 2215 Radar, which was originally supplied
to them by M/s Thomson CSF (now Thales Air Defence Systems). This
was on the basis of the fact that BEL had earlier obtained approval
for manufacture of this equipment under Transfer of technology
form the Original Equipment Manufacturers and also obtained permission
to export these Radar Systems to Indonesia. The Original Equipment
Manufacturer has now informed BEL that due to changes in procedure,
BEL has to obtain necessary authorisation for export directly
from the French Government. BEL has taken up the clearance issue
at the highest level with Thales Air Defence Systems for confirming
export offer to Indonesia for supply of the Radar spares.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written
reply to Dr. Bolla Bulli Ramaiah in Lok Sabha today.
