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VTDS and Czech DEUS Automation Sign Landmark Defence Technology Transfer Pact

VTDS and Czech DEUS Automation Sign Landmark Defence Technology Transfer Pact

A company in India called VTDS makes small guns and bullets in special factories, and it has permission from the Indian government to do this.

VTDS has now made a new agreement with a company in the Czech Republic called DEUS Automation.

The Czech company is part of a bigger group of companies called the STV Group.

DEUS Automation will share its special knowledge and machines with VTDS, and this sharing is called a technology transfer.

With this help, VTDS will be able to make high-quality bullets in India.

This is good because India wants to make more of its defence equipment at home instead of buying it from other countries.

The Indian government's plans, called Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India, support this idea.

Making bullets in India helps the country become stronger and more self-reliant, and it gives Indian and Czech companies a chance to work together for a long time.

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