India Optel signs pact with Safran to make SIGMA 30N navigation system and CM3-MR sight in India
India Optel Limited signed a collaboration agreement with France's Safran Electronics & Defense in New Delhi on 22 December 2025 for transfer of production of the SIGMA 30N inertial navigation system and the CM3-MR direct firing sight.
Summary
India Optel Limited (IOL), a Mini Navratna defence PSU, signed a collaboration agreement with Safran Electronics & Defense in New Delhi on 22 December 2025 for transfer of production of two systems to India. The systems are the SIGMA 30N digital ring laser gyro inertial navigation system, used in artillery guns, air defence systems, missiles and radars, and the CM3-MR direct firing sight for artillery guns and anti-drone systems. India Optel will handle manufacturing, final assembly, testing, quality control and life-cycle support for the Indian Army, building on an MoU signed in January 2024.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 22 December 2025, New Delhi
- Parties
- India Optel Ltd (Mini Navratna DPSU) and Safran Electronics & Defense
- System 1
- SIGMA 30N digital ring laser gyro inertial navigation system
- System 2
- CM3-MR direct firing sight (artillery, anti-drone)
- IOL role
- Manufacture, assembly, testing, life-cycle support
- Earlier
- MoU in January 2024
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The SIGMA 30N system, whose production India Optel Limited will take up under a December 2025 agreement with Safran, is a:
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Correct answer: B — Digital ring laser gyro inertial navigation system
PIB 2207389: SIGMA 30N is a digital ring laser gyro inertial navigation system used in artillery guns, air defence systems, missiles and radars.
India Optel Limited, which signed a production agreement with Safran in December 2025, is categorised as a:
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Correct answer: C — Mini Navratna Defence PSU
PIB 2207389: India Optel Limited is a Mini Navratna Defence Public Sector Undertaking.