‘Make-in-India’ heavyweight torpedoes on the way with VEM–TKMS agreement

Hyderabad-based VEM Technologies and German steadfast TKMS person signed a strategical ‘Teaming Agreement’ for associated accumulation of torpedoes successful India, including exertion transportation and the co-development of a “Make‑in‑India” heavyweight torpedo.

The statement lays the instauration for a semipermanent associated task to proviso the Indian marketplace with modern heavyweight torpedoes, strengthening the country’s technological independency and expanding the home defence industry, the companies said successful a property release.

This marks the adjacent signifier of collaboration betwixt TKMS and VEM Technologies — a defence steadfast specialising successful the design, improvement and manufacture of limb and air-based systems - aft the 2 sides signed a memorandum of knowing successful September 2025.

“We are completing the adjacent important milestone successful our strategical concern with VEM and underlining our committedness to the ‘Make‑in‑India’ initiative. The transportation of our torpedo exertion enables VEM to marque a decisive publication to strengthening the Indian Navy and India’s technological independence,” said Michael Ozegowski, enforcement vice president of ATLAS ELEKTRONIK (a TKMS segment).

In the archetypal phase, the statement volition alteration accumulation of a heavyweight torpedo for the Indian Navy’s existing submarine fleet. The companies added that deeper practice successful aboriginal torpedo programmes is besides being explored. In the mean term, the concern is expected to pb to the enactment of a associated task betwixt VEM and TKMS to proviso high‑quality heavyweight torpedoes to the Indian marketplace and pat caller export opportunities.

TKMS, a 185‑year‑old company, is 1 of the world’s starring naval firms with much than 9,100 employees crossed 3 shipyards - Kiel, Wismar and Itajaí (Brazil) - and respective planetary locations. It supplies submarines, naval aboveground vessels, maritime electronics and information technologies. Around 3,300 employees enactment astatine its Kiel yard, the largest shipbuilding determination successful Germany, the merchandise added.