Strategic advisory for companies entering India's defence sector — Cross Border JVs, Technology Transfer (TOT), DPIIT licensing, and comprehensive defence manufacturing consultancy. Navigate the complex defence ecosystem with a trusted partner.
India's Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative is reshaping the defence procurement landscape. With growing indigenisation mandates, offset obligations, and licensing frameworks, companies entering or scaling in the defence ecosystem face a complex web of regulatory, strategic, and operational challenges. Stratnest's Defence Consultancy practice provides the end-to-end advisory that transforms aspiration into contracted reality.
Structuring, negotiating, and operationalising joint ventures with foreign Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for technology and market access.
Advisory on Technology Transfer agreements — scope negotiation, IP protections, training frameworks, and domestic production ramp-up plans.
End-to-end support for obtaining Industrial Licence from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade for defence production.
Advisory on Defence Procurement Procedure categories — Make I, Make II, Buy Indian, IDDM — and positioning your product optimally.
Factory layout, quality systems, workforce planning, and infrastructure advisory for defence production facilities.
Offset obligation structuring, foreign military sales advisory, and export control compliance for international defence business.
Capability gap analysis, regulatory pathway selection, competitive landscape review, and opportunity prioritisation.
DPIIT licence application, JV/TOT term sheet development, and compliance framework design.
Foreign OEM shortlisting, term negotiation support, JV agreement drafting coordination, and closing advisory.
Factory planning, QMS implementation, and certification pathway support for defence-grade production.
RFP response support, offset discharge planning, and relationship development with defence PSUs and the armed forces.
Aircraft MRO, UAV systems, avionics, and aerostructures.
Armoured vehicles, weapon systems, and soldier equipment.
Shipbuilding, naval electronics, and subsystems.
Military radios, radars, cyber systems, and surveillance.
Propellants, warheads, and pyrotechnics.
MRO services, spares management, and depot-level maintenance.
Deep understanding of DPP frameworks, DPIIT licensing, and offset policies — built through real engagement experience, not theoretical knowledge.
Established connects with foreign OEMs, Indian defence PSUs, and procurement decision-makers across the armed services.
From licensing to first contract, we stay with you — not just advising the strategy but supporting execution every step of the way.
We bridge the commercial advisory and technical consulting gap — providing a single point of accountability across both dimensions.