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BEL and Safran to make HAMMER guided bombs in India

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: BEL and Safran to make HAMMER guided bombs in India (GS3 · Defence, 24 November 2025)

What happened

  • BEL and Safran Electronics & Defence (France) signed a joint venture cooperation agreement on 24 November 2025 to make the HAMMER precision-guided air-to-ground weapon in India [PIB].
  • The JV will be a private limited company with 50:50 shareholding, following an MoU signed at Aero India on 11 February 2025 [PIB].

Background

  • The JVCA follows an MoU signed at Aero India on 11 February 2025 [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Local production gives supply security for precision weapons.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-11-24): BEL and Safran Electronics & Defence (France) signed a joint venture cooperation agreement on 24 November 2025 to make the HAMMER precision-guided air-to-ground weapon in India.
  2. Local production gives supply security for precision weapons.
Quotable data point

The JV will be a private limited company with 50:50 shareholding, following an MoU signed at Aero India on 11 February 2025.

PIB: Defence: BEL-Safran JV for HAMMER, 24 Nov 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: HAMMER.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

HAMMER is a

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Shareholding in the JV

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Indian partner

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Defence: BEL-Safran JV for HAMMER, 24 Nov 2025

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