Sales pitches are ambitious. Anjani Defence Systems announced a tie-up with the German surveillance major Microdrones GmbH at the Bangalore Aero show, and displayed their “micro UAV”, which comes with a price tag of around Rs 20 lakh. Says proprietor R K Gupta: “The micro UAV has immense potential. Forces like the NSG and SPG are very keen on it but since it is a new item, fresh specifications are being drawn up.”

New Delhi-based BCL Secure Premises, headed by S K Gupta, a former Joint Director of the Intelligence Bureau, has signed a joint venture agreement with Israel’s Escape Rescue Systems to put on the shelf a rescue platform which can be manoeuvered at a height of 200 m, and can evacuate up to 150 people in eight minutes. Estimated cost: Rs 5 crore.

(TOMORROW: The Big-ticket Purchases)