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Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Amidst the bustling action unfolding at the Aero India 2015, union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju flagged off the global launch of OIS-AT’s four hi-tech dual use radar systems at an impressive function at the company’s pavilion. Also Read - Hisar mourns loss of IAF pilot killed in crash

This launch marks a milestone in OIS-AT’s Make in India initiative, signaling its arrival on the world market place, a company statement said. Also Read - Boeing to showcase 'advanced capabilities' at Aero India 2019

“I am pleased that an Indian defence and aerospace company from the MSME sector has taken the initiative to develop these radars. I wish them all success and hope we will see more such innovations from Indian MSME organisations,” Raju said.

Welcoming the minister, OIS-AT chairman & managing director Sanjy Bhandari said: “I am also pleased that OIS-AT through this launch has been able to successfully showcase its R&D and manufacturing capabilities.”

A breakthrough for the Indian Aerospace and Defence sector, these advanced radar systems are designed, developed and manufactured entirely by OIS-AT. The four systems leverage advanced technology developments that are under patent filings and have been under development and manufacture for a number of years, the statement said.

Validating this achievement, OIS-AT was also awarded for “Excellence in Indigenous Product Development” at a glittering function in the city held on the eve of Aero India 2015. The other awardees in various other categories included BEL, Bharat Forge, Dynamatic Aerospace, L&T amongst others.

Designed for domestic and global market requirements and as the owner of the Intellectual Property, OIS-AT is now recognized as an advanced radar system house. “Each of these radar systems is a combination of functionality and performance and is representative of a breakthrough in technology uniqueness, or its advanced technology availability outside traditional radar providers in the west,” Bhandari said.

OIS-AT has used an underlying user-focused design philosophy recognizing that different customers have differing needs worldwide. OIS-AT’s four radars are specifically designed to offer a combined 34 configuration options to provide the global user flexibility to pick the configuration which most suits its application, be it military or non-military.