India 2018

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Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance: Directorate General of
Aeronautical Quality Assurance (DGAQA) is the quality assurance (QA)
regulatory authority for military aviation stores for IAF, army aviation, naval
aviation and indian Coast Guard. It provides QA coverage to military aircraft,
helicopter, associated accessories, air armaments, unmanned aerial Vehicles
(UAV), missiles, etc. during design, development, production, overhaul,
repair, up-gradation and modification at various defence PSUs, ordnance
factories, DRDO Labs, oil refineries, private trade firms, etc. DGAQA also
plays vital role in technical evaluation, field trials, pre-dispatch inspection
(PDI) during foreign procurement of military aviation stores.
Directorate of Standardization
The Directorate of Standardisation (DoS) came into existence in 1962 to contain
proliferation of defence inventory of the three services and to reduce it to
optimum level by establishing commonality in equipment/components which
is progressively achieved through formulation of varied standardisation
documents, codification of items and entry control.
Directorate of Planning and Coordination
The Directorate of Planning and Coordination, an attached office of Department
of Defence Production, was established in 1964. The Directorate is primarily
mandated to promote indigenization in defence sector through various
enabling policies viz-’Make in India’ initiative, liberalization of FDI Policy /
Industrial licensing policy, providing level playing field to private sector and
giving preference to procurement from indigenous route. The Directorate is
responsible to maintain and update the ‘Make in India 1 portal on Defence
website. The Directorate strives to foster international cooperation in defence
sector and boost export of defence equipment to other countries. In addition,
the Directorate renders advice from DDP’s perspective on capital acquisition
proposals of Service Headquarters and also plays significant role in streaming
of Defence Procurement Procedure (DDP). The Directorate is also playing key
role in the ongoing modernisation of Shipyards.
International Exhibitions in India
To provide a platform for the Indian defence industry to showcase its
capabilities, DEO organizes two biennial International exhibitions in India,
namely, Aero India and Defexpo India. While Aero India is dedicated to
aerospace and aviation industry, focus of Defexpo India is on land and naval
systems.
International Exhibitions Abroad
With a view to provide an impetus to export potential to Indian Defence
Industry, DEO organizes “India Pavillion” in major defence international
exhibitions abroad to develop market for defence products being manufactured
by them.