Sigma, MIL join hands for indigenous artillery tech

Aerospace and defence precision engineering company Sigma Advanced Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with defence public sector enterprise Munitions India Ltd. (MIL) to integrate, manufacture in India and supply its 155 mm artillery course correction fuzes (CCF), along with related components, subsystems and technologies.

Course correction technology allows artillery shells to adjust their trajectory during flight, improving accuracy and operational effectiveness. Developing this technology in India would strengthen the country’s defence manufacturing capabilities and reduce dependence on imports, Sigma said on Wednesday.

Under the MoU, Sigma aims to facilitate technology transfer, qualification, local manufacturing and integration of advanced course correction solutions in India. The programme will use a Course Correction Guidance Kit that is already deployed by international customers. It will combine Sigma’s engineering and programme execution capabilities with its indigenously developed technology and MIL’s established ammunition manufacturing infrastructure.