Reliance Infrastructure Limited promoted, Reliance Defence Limited (Reliance Defence), today announced strategic agreement with Coastal Mechanics Inc. (CMI), a leading U.S. Department of Defense authorised contractor to jointly address India’s INR 20,000 crore defence maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) and upgrade market opportunity.

Reliance Defence and Coastal Mechanics will focus on providing end-to-end Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO), upgrade, and lifecycle support solutions for the Indian Armed Forces, targeting a wide range of critical platforms such as 100+ Jaguar fighter aircrafts, 100+ MiG-29 fighter aircrafts, the fleet of Apache attack helicopters, L-70 air defence guns, and other legacy systems that require long-term sustainment and modernisation. The segment represents a high-value, long-duration opportunity driven by the Indian military’s strategic shift from asset replacement to lifecycle extension and performance-based logistics.

Reliance Defence and Coastal Mechanics will also set up Joint Venture (JV) at MIHAN in Maharashtra, to serve both the Indian market and export markets. This JV will provide complete Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and upgrade services for various air and land defence platforms used by the armed forces.

Coastal Mechanics supplies critical components to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. Its partnership with Reliance Defence brings world-class manufacturing capabilities and global certifications into India’s aerospace ecosystem.

Reliance Defence aims to become one of India’s top three defence exporters. The partnership represents a significant step in advancing the Government of India’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives, aimed at indigenising defence production and reducing reliance on imports.

About Coastal Mechanics

 Formed in 1975, Coastal Mechanics Company is already a longtime active vendor supporting armament and defense obsolescence issues through the US Army / USAF FMS cases, and has completed thousands of contractual engagements for the manufacture and supply of spare parts that are custom built and needed for the direct utilization and specific configuration of various weapon systems in different platforms.

Coastal Mechanics is currently an active contractor, prime contract holder or major vendor for multiple US Army programs that support various Air Defense and Artillery end user programs.

Coastal Mechanics is a DoD-approved contractor with clearances to access critical data by virtue of its DD2345 Critical Data Agreement, for over four decades. As such, Coastal Mechanics has access to the full repository of technical data owned by the USG, DoD and the US Army.

As a group of companies it has own in-house mechanical manufacturing facility, electronics manufacturing facility, component repair facility, reverse engineering division.

About Reliance Group

 Reliance Group has two prominent companies under its umbrella, Reliance Infrastructure Limited and Reliance Power Limited, are debt-free with zero outstanding loans from banks or financial institutions.

The group’s financial strength is reflected in its net worth and annual turnover, each amounting to INR 33,000 crore, and market capitalization around INR 45,000 crore, with a shareholder base exceeding 4 million.

Reliance Infrastructure Limited is active in the energy sector, focusing on power distribution in Delhi and power generation. The company also has interests in defence manufacturing and plays a key role in infrastructure development through special purpose vehicles (SPVs), including projects like the Mumbai Metro.

Reliance Power, a leading power generation company in India with a total installed capacity of 5,305 MW, including the 4,000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project in Sasan, Madhya Pradesh, currently the largest integrated thermal power plant in the world.