The second edition of NAVARMS 2010 was held at New delhi under the aegis of the director General Naval Armament Inspection and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

The second edition of NAVARMS 2010, an international seminar and exhibition on naval armament, was organised at Manekshaw Centre, New delhi on November 24 and 25, 2010. The seminar was held under the aegis of director General Naval Armament Inspection, Integrated Headquarters, Mod (Navy) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on the theme— “Building India’s Navy: Force requirements and Indigenous Capability”.

During the inaugural session on November 24, Satish K. Kaura, Co-Chairman, CII National Defence Council and Chairman, Samtel Group, delivered the welcome address, which was soon followed by theme address from Vice Admiral D.K. Dewan, Vice Chief of Naval Staff, IHQ, Mod (Navy). Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma in his message stated, “The fighting efficiency of a Navy is judged by its armament inventory and the effectiveness of its weapon systems in combat. As stated in its strategy and doctrine, the Indian Navy seeks to consolidate its capabilities to operate across the full spectrum of conflict. For this, continuous upgradation of Navy’s weapon capabilities and combat readiness is an inescapable requirement. This goal cannot be achieved without embarking on the path of selfreliance, which requires the seamless and effective interface among Navy, the DRDO, the public sector and the private sector.” He went on to add, “I am sure the platform provided by NAVARMS 10 will be used by the Indian industry to interact with all stakeholders to work out a time-bound action plan for establishing a strong armament production base in India, with the ultimate aim of attaining self-reliance. The Indian Navy would encourage and support all efforts in this important endeavour.”

Eliciting and understanding of Navy’s qualitative and quantitative expectations from the industry, Indian Navy’s expectations which include cost effective, high quality and reliable products, integrated logistics support, lean order capability, prompt delivery, provision for upgradation and product life cycle support, became the central theme of presentations that followed all through the two-day seminar. During the first session, opportunities in surface navy was lucidly presented by Rear Admiral Girish Luthra, ACNS (P&P), followed by an impressive presentation of opportunities in naval aviation by Rear Admiral D.M. Sudan, ACNS (Air). Rear Admiral M.T. Moraes, Flag officer, submarines, comprehensively put forth the opportunities in submarine armament. Befitting the theme, Rear Admiral K.R. Nair, ACOM (IT&S) set the stage for technology driven debate based on opportunities in weapons systems for the Navy during the seminar.