Within a span of 37 years since being set up in 1988, Hyderabad based Aerospace and Defence company in the private sector, VEM Technologies, has grown in diversified technological fields to manufacture state of the art, highly reliable systems for aerospace and defence applications. The company is among the very few recognized as a design and production centre under Category ‘A’ by the Defence Ministry and thus authorised to make classified products.
The company’s core strength is expertise and capability across the entire spectrum of product cycle spanning; Research, Design, Development, Manufacture, Assembly, Integrating and Testing of Equipment and Systems, thus truly living up to the credo of Aatmanirbharta. This is achieved by a highly professional workforce comprising nearly 1400 personnel, of which more than are 50 % are into design and engineering. The design expertise of the company spreads across diverse verticals such as RF & MW, Electro Optics, Composites, Mechatronics, Avionics, Aero engines, Aero structures, Power Electronics & Systems and Hi-energetics.
In the Aerospace segment, VEM has worked very closely with Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL), Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) to develop and manufacture niche products. VEM has the distinction of being the first private sector unit to make the Central Fuselage for the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. In January 2025, VEM delivered a 1:1 model of the next generation Advanced Fighter Aircraft (AFA) to ADA, which is displayed in the ongoing Aero India 2025 exhibition. A notable aspect of this project is that all the modules from nose to tail made of composite and aluminum structures were manufactured, assembled and integrated in VEM facility.
Regarding Aero engines, VEM has completed the design and development of 5 KW Generator with its controller unit which will be offered to LCA production programme soon. VEM is also in the development of 75 KVA generator and its controller unit for AFA. Capitalising on its expertise and long experience with actuators for missiles, VEM is developing the same for HAL. Besides these VEM is developing a host of other onboard import substituting high-tech systems for ALH, LCH and LUH.
VEM’s capability in missiles extends from the nose to tail encompassing Seekers, Inertial Navigation Systems, Onboard Processor (OBP), Servo Systems, Actuators and Propulsion Motors etc. VEM has been associated with many strategic and tactical missile programmes and most of the missiles manufactured in the country fly with one or more VEM’s system onboard. Decades of experience is this field was utilised to conceive and develop the Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile AsiBal with fire and forget capability, which is undergoing field trials. Vismai missile has been developed against Helicopters, UAVs and Drones, meeting user stipulated requirements.
VEM is also developing a complete Air Defence System, Ajita which includes, sensors, mounting vehicle, missiles and their launchers for air defence. Vidhwams is a long range Guided Rocket System capable of destroying land targets. VEM is actively involved in Anti – Drone warfare offering hard and soft kill systems.
The company has a very strong portfolio in Surveillance Systems such as Radars, Electro-Optical Systems and networking software to integrate sensors which can be used in sensitive border area and can detect even human beings at extended distance. In the airborne category, VEM offerings include Infrared Imaging Search and Track System (IRST) and the Ravir series of EO systems. VEM has also developed a technologically intricate space antenna system.
As part of capacity and capability augmentation, VEM is coming out with an Integrated Defence Systems Facility near Hyderabad. This mega facility is aimed to deliver a range of weapon and aeronautical systems. According to the Chairman and Managing Director, V. Venkata Raju, this facility will also serve overseas customers thus contributing to India’s ever-growing exports to the global defence and aeronautics segment.
VEM has grown to a complete systems provider indigenising many a technology with a state of art infrastructure to serve the Indian Armed Forces and international clientele.
