Mumbai. 24 September 2024. Sagar Defence Engineering Private Limited today announced a partnership with Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, for the co-development and co-production of scaled Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) systems. The U.S. White House and the Indian Ministry of Defence had earlier announced this newly formed defense industrial partnership, which supports the U.S.-India Defense Industrial Cooperation Roadmap and will strengthen Undersea Domain Awareness (UDA) and maritime security for India, the United States, and their global partners.
Sagar Defence and Liquid Robotics have solidified their collaboration through an exclusive teaming agreement, jointly pursuing co-development of solutions and large-scale co-production of USV systems for undersea domain awareness for the Indian Navy.
“Our co-development and co-production partnership is a testament to the capabilities of Indian defense firms manufacturing and delivering at global benchmarks. This also underscores both partners’ efforts to help bolster India’s vision of Aatmanirbharta (self-reliance) in defence, while advancing regional and global maritime security”, said Nikunj Parashar, Co-Founder of Sagar Defence.
Salil Gupte, President, of Boeing India, and South Asia, said, “This co-development and co-production of scaled USV systems with an Indian partner truly demonstrates our commitment and ability to help realize the Government’s vision for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence. Boeing continues to lead the way in having built local capabilities across manufacturing, design, engineering, and skilling in India with Indian partners over decades – and that foundation positions us strongly for more such initiatives in the future.”
“The Wave Glider is an ideal system for fostering collaboration between the U.S. and Indian governments and strengthening tactical readiness in the Indo-Pacific. Teaming up with Sagar Defence marks a new era for our bilateral defense cooperation and enables us to grow our existing Wave Glider operations in India. We are very pleased to join forces with the skilled team at Sagar, who has a proven record of successfully integrating uncrewed systems into active defense missions“, said Shane Goodenough, CEO of Liquid Robotics.
Sagar Defence is the leading provider of USVs to the Indian Navy, with core competencies in vehicle control systems, sensor integration, and unmanned system manufacturing. Liquid Robotics has more than 15 years of experience, designing and manufacturing USVs along with a broad portfolio of proven commercial and defense solutions. The partnership between Sagar Defence and Liquid Robotics leverages expertise from both companies and is expected to yield co-produced USVs as early as 2025.
