Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering ties up with European defence firm DCNS

MUMBAI: Private shipbuilder Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company today said it has entered into a tie-up with European defence manufacturer DCNS to get access to its know-how in Naval shipbuilding efforts.

Through the strategic partnership, Pipavav, which is already building assets for the Indian Navy, will get access to DCNS' technologies, methods and skills, it said in a statement issued here.

"DCNS is well known for its high tech and very efficient platforms such as Scorpene submarines, Mistral-Class LPDs, FREMM frigates and innovative Gowind vessels (Corvettes and Offshore Patrol Vessels) among others. DCNS and Pipavav are to provide India with advanced expertise on naval ships," Pipavav's chairman Nikhil Gandhi said.

"DCNS's pledge is to become a key technology and Know-How Provider (KHP) to Pipavav...DCNS is committed to transfer the technologies needed to support India's national security needs," DCNS Head of the Surface Ships division, Pierre Legros, said.