Aerospace & Defence

    Aligning the long-term strategic interests of aerospace and defence clients through market landscaping, digital interventions and change management
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    The Aerospace and Defence (A&D) sector in India are evolving rapidly and is critical to India’s long term strategic interests and ambitions.

    The government is committed towards making India a vital part of the global defence manufacturing ecosystem and reduce reliance on imports to meet the needs of the armed forces. Accordingly, the government has introduced procurement policies to promote indigenous design, development, and manufacturing. There are ambitious targets that have been set for export of defence equipment from India, and reforms are underway in enhancing the efficiency of the government organisations namely Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs).

    KPMG in India’s A&D team boasts of both domain and functional capabilities. Our team has worked with organisations across the A&D value chain including government owned entities, global Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs), Indian conglomerates and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). 

    We help our clients to understand the Indian regulatory landscape, assess domestic/global market potential and define market entry/growth strategies. We assist with developing roadmaps for development of manufacturing ecosystems, project monitoring, bid-process management, marketing, and investment promotion.Our team comprises of veterans and industry experts who help in mitigating complexities involved in government projects and provide private organizations with clear understanding of the sector and growth strategies. We follow a clear, well-defined framework, and a data driven approach to help our clients navigate a complex and increasingly competitive A&D market.

    Our Offerings

    Market assesment

    Market sizing and opportunity identification; demand estimation, competitive landscape mapping
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    Operations transformation

    Supply chain optimisation, process excellence, cost estimation, data analysis

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    Regulatory assistance

    Understand regulatory landscape, compliance assistance, offset advisory

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    Strategy formulation

    Growth strategy, market entry, operations strategy, business plan, financial modelling, capex planning, organic/inorganic growth, partnerships/collaborations

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    Other services

    Technology enablement for Industry 4.0, IT solution planning and deployment, organisation structure advisory, business transformation, Detailed Project Report Preparation (DPR)

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    Impact Created

    Market entry strategy for an Indian MSME to manufacture small arms and ammunition






     

    Market assessment of drone opportunities in the defence ecosystem and understanding of the regulatory landscape for a leading Indian conglomerate





    Prepared a whitepaper consisting of an assessment of network infrastructure in India’s defence and internal security forces and a roadmap for boosting network infrastructure capability of a large technologies company


    Strategy development and investment promotion for State Defence Industrial Corridor including policy benchmarking, implementation of Defence Testing Infrastructure in the corridor, monitoring and evaluation of the progress.
     

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    Key Contact

    Abhishek Verma

    Partner and Lead, Digital Government Advisory

    KPMG in India

    Cdr Gautam Nanda

    Associate Partner and Lead – Aerospace & Defence, Government and Public Services

    KPMG in India

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