General Atomics, the US energy and defense major, has launched three major projects in India in the fields of artificial intelligence, drones and semiconductors, a company official said, a day after the launch of a landmark Indo-US initiative on critical and emerging technologies.
With Bharat Forge, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has partnered in the critical area of aerospace manufacturing and with 114ai, an Indian artificial intelligence (AI) company, to develop the next generation of AI technologies. Vivek Lall, CEO, General Atomics Global Corporation.
Bharat Forge is one of the leading forging companies in India
It has partnered with Indian semiconductor start-up 3rdiTech, Lall was one of the key private sector players who participated in various events this week related to the launch of the India-US Initiatives on Critical and Emerging Technologies, or iCET.
Lall talk “GA-ASI looks forward to working with Bharat Forge in the critical area of aerospace manufacturing. Bharat Forge’s expertise in forging is known worldwide and their outstanding contribution to the aerospace sector has inspired us to work together to build the next generation of the most advanced unmanned aerial vehicles in the world”.
He also says “General Atomics is pleased to announce our partnership with 114ai. We look forward to increased collaboration on the NextGen AI technologies we have been working on with the 114ai team for the past several months, their technology, results and tenacity with customers in the US and UK stood out”.
He commented “We expect many cutting-edge products to come out of this partnership. General Atomics is committed to Indian Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi’s ‘Make in India;’ strategy and we look forward to much more collaboration with Indian companies as we move forward”.
GA-ASI entered into a strategic partnership with 3rdiTech.
Semiconductors will be the defining technology of this era. The team and capabilities being developed at 3rdiTech represent a new India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi. GA-ASI will work with 3rdiTech, one of the inaugural winners of the Indian Ministry of Defense’s flagship iDEX program, to translate this cutting-edge capability into some from Indian platforms,
Lall talked “General Atomics is committed to supporting Prime Minister Modi’s vision of an Atmanirbhar India, and partnerships like this are a big step in the right direction”.
A task force set up by the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in collaboration with the India Electronics Semiconductor Association (IESA) with the Indian government’s semiconductor mission to develop a “readiness assessment” to identify near-term industry opportunities and facilitate longer-term strategic development of complementary semiconductor ecosystems, said White House a day early.
This task force will make recommendations to the Department of Commerce and the India Semiconductor Mission on the opportunities and challenges to be overcome to further strengthen India’s role in the global semiconductor value chain and will also provide inputs to the US-India trade dialogue.
Written by : Vaishali Verma
