About MKU:
MKU Limited is a leading defence company in India with a footprint in over 100 countries.It has state-of-the-art manufacturing and test facilities for Electro-Optics in India that complies to JSS 55555 & MIL 810G standards. The company is already supplying night vision devices to Special Forces, CAPFs and State Police Forces in India and is participating in various tenders from the tri-services under MoD and CAPFs under MHA.
MKU is already aGlobal leader in the manufacture of Ballistic solutions for Personnel and Platforms.Its products are trusted and used by over 230 forces in the world. The company is currently executing an Indian MoD contract for 158,279 Ballistic Helmets for the Indian Army and Navy.
The companyhas already announced its plans to diversify into weapon systems and will be setting up a manufacturing facility for the same in the newly announced Defence Corridor in UP.
About Thales:
The people we all rely on to make the world go round – they rely on Thales. Our customers come to us with big ambitions: to make life better, to keep us safer.
Combining a unique diversity of expertise, talents and cultures, our architects design and deliver extraordinary high technology solutions. Solutions that make tomorrow possible, today. From the bottom of the oceans to the depth of space and cyberspace, we help our customers think smarter and act faster - mastering ever greater complexity and every decisive moment along the way. With 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €15.8 billion in 2017.
MKU Limited and Thales have signed two MoUs for strategic co-operation in the development and production of optronic devices and F90close quarter battle (CQB)rifle for soldiers. The optronic devices will be co-developed by Thales and MKU and both the optronic devices and F90 rifles will be manufact... (more)
