L&T partners with France-based Exail for Indian Navy’s unmanned mine counter measure suite

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Ltd. on Thursday, May 14, said it has entered a strategic collaboration with France-based Exail to deliver an advanced unmanned mine counter measure (MCM) suite for the Indian Navy’s Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs) programme.L&T and Exail will provide the Indian Navy unmanned MCM suite, incorporation autonomous and remotely operated systems designed to detect, classify, identify and neutralize naval mines in a safe, stand-off manner, the company said.

India’s largest infrastructure conglomerate is the prime contractor and it said it will offer the unmanned MCM suite to all shipyards participating in the Indian Navy’s upcoming programme for 12 MCM vessels. Exail will serve as the technology partner.
L&T said the partnership will enable Exail’s delivery of MCM technologies, already in operation with several navies worldwide and validated through extensive real-world deployments.”Exail contributes decades of proven operational expertise, while L&T leverages its strengths in defence engineering, indigenous manufacturing, complex system integration and lifecycle support,” Arun Ramchandani, senior VP and head – precision engineering and system, L&T, said.

Shares of L&T are trading 0.8% higher on Thursday at ₹3,946.8. The stock is down 3% in the last one month.

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