Archive · 5 Aug 2026
VTDS Signs Strategic Technology Partnership With DEUS Automation a.s.
Two companies decided to work together to help make bullets and ammunition.
One company is from India and is called Vijayan Trishul Defence Solutions, or VTDS.
The other company is from a country called the Czech Republic and is named DEUS Automation.
VTDS has a special permission from the Indian government to make small arms and ammunition.
DEUS Automation will share its advanced machines and knowledge with VTDS, which is called a technology partnership.
This is one of the first big technology-sharing deals in this field between India and the Czech Republic.
With this help, the Indian company can make ammunition using world-class quality and modern production systems.
Making these products in India means the country does not need to buy as many from other countries.
The Indian government supports this through its Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat plans.
This partnership also brings India and the Czech Republic closer as friends in defence.
Vijayan Trishul Defence Solutions (VTDS), licensed by India's Ministry of Home Affairs, signed a strategic technology partnership with DEUS Automation a.s., a sister company of the STV Group of the Czech Republic.
The agreement is one of the first major technology-transfer collaborations in the small-calibre ammunition sector between India and the Czech Republic.
DEUS Automation a.s. will provide advanced manufacturing technology for the production of small-calibre ammunition in India.
The partnership is aligned with the Government of India's Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives in the defence sector.
The collaboration is expected to reduce dependence on imports, strengthen indigenous manufacturing capacity, and enhance supply chain resilience.
- Who
- Vijayan Trishul Defence Solutions (VTDS), licensed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, and DEUS Automation a.s., a sister company of the STV Group of the Czech Republic.
- What
- A strategic technology partnership and technology-transfer agreement for advanced small-calibre ammunition manufacturing technology.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- India (reported from New Delhi), in cooperation with the Czech Republic.
- Why
- To strengthen India's self-reliant defence manufacturing, reduce import dependence, and enhance long-term defence preparedness under the Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.
- Indian Partner
- Vijayan Trishul Defence Solutions (VTDS)
- Czech Partner
- DEUS Automation a.s., sister company of the STV Group
- Agreement Type
- Strategic technology partnership / technology transfer
- Sector
- Small-calibre ammunition manufacturing
- Indian License
- Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
- Government Initiatives
- Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India
- Expected Benefits
- Reduced import dependence, stronger indigenous capacity, enhanced supply chain resilience
- Reported From
- New Delhi