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To strengthen Indias maritime security Adani Defence & Aerospace announced a partnership with the American company Sparton on May 18. Sparton a group company of Elbit Systems will now assist Adani in assembling Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) systems in India. Under this partnership Sonobuoys and other anti-submarine warfare systems will be manufactured in India. This initiative is taken under Aatmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) and Make in India schemes. For the first time a private Indian company will provide the Navy a domestically-produced Sonobuoy solutions. The partnership aims to localise the assemblage of sonobuoys and other ASW systems in India under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Sonobuoys are mission-critical platforms for enhancing Undersea Domain Awareness (UDA) providing an effective means to detect locate and track submarines and other underwater threats. Playing a key role in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and other naval operations they support in maintaining naval security and protecting carrier strike groups. Sparton manufactures electronic sensor systems navigation systems and undersea warfare delivery systems. For decades India has been importing this critical naval capability from global markets increasing our dependence on foreign OEMs. Aligned with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiative Spartons ongoing relationship with the Indian Navy will now facilitate Adani Defence to indigenise the delivery of these solutions that are made in India for India the statement said. Jeet Adani Vice President of Adani Enterprises remarked In an increasingly volatile maritime environment strengthening Indias undersea warfare capabilities is not merely a strategic priority but an imperative for safeguarding sovereignty and national interests. The Indian Navy requires integrated mission-ready ISR and anti-submarine warfare capabilities including critical systems like sonobuoys that are indigenously developed swiftly deployable and globally competitive. Through this partnership with Sparton Adani Defence & Aerospace becomes the first private company in India to offer indigenised sonobuoy solutions enabling access to advanced technologies while fostering a future-ready self-reliant defence ecosystem. This initiative reflects our Groups vision of empowering Indias armed forces with world-class capabilities that are designed developed and delivered in India for India and the world. Adani Defence is a unit of Mumbai-listed Adani Enterprises Ltd. Ashish Rajvanshi CEO Adani Defence & Aerospace said: For decades India has been dependent on imports for such critical technology. This partnership to bring world-class sonobuoy technology and integrate it with Indias defence ecosystem is a step towards building self-reliant capabilities in this critical domain. Donnelly Bohan President and CEO Sparton DeLeon Springs LLC added Sparton has a long legacy for problem solving advanced engineering and manufacturing of Americas best maritime defence solutions. We are proud to partner with Adani Defence & Aerospace to bring our proven anti-submarine warfare (ASW) technologies to India. This partnership will enable us to localise assemblage create high-technology skill sets and deliver reliable ASW solutions tailored to the India Navys needs. (With Inputs From PTI)