Indigenous Defence Equipment Exporters Association
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | October 18, 2019[1] |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent agency | Government of India[3] |
| Website | ideea |
The Indigenous Defence Equipment Exporters Association (IDEEA) is the nodal-agency of the Government of India tasked with handling exports of Indian military equipment. The organisation is based in Delhi.[4]
History
[edit]The Defence Production Policy of 2018 targeted achieving annual defence exports of Rs 35,000 crore by 2025.[5] The IDEEA was formed to facilitate achieving this.[1] The organisation was formally inaugurated on 18 October 2019 by Bipin Rawat, the acting Chief of Indian Army,[1][6] who reiterated the target[7] in the presence of Defence Attaches from various countries.[3]
Responsibilities
[edit]The IDEEA's aim is to make India “one of the top three defence equipment exporters in the world.”[1] It is the nodal-agency tasked with processing all export inquiries from global customers of Indian military equipment.[1] The agency will serve as the interface between Indian military equipment producers and global customers.[3]
Organisation
[edit]The Indigenous Defence Equipment Exporters Association is a non-profit organisation created under the terms of the Section 8 of the Companies Act.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Single agency being set up to process defence exports". Business Standard. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Indigenous platforms to increase India's defence exports". Outlook. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Launch of IDEEA, 'Indigenous Defence Equipment Exporters Association'". India Strategic (magazine). October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Objectives & Goals – IDEEA". Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "DEFENCE PRODUCTION POLICY 2018" (PDF). Department of Defence Production. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "We are now gradually becoming an export oriented defence industry: Bipin Rawat". The Economic Times. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Indian defence exports to grow to Rs 35,000 crore by 2024: Army Chief". The Economic Times. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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