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Drones & unmanned systems
Advisory on UAS programmes from operational requirement to industrial partnership — capability planning, platform selection and localisation strategy.
A cinematic sequence descends from Earth orbit into a strategic operations room, where Maj Gen Sanjeev Khanna studies integrated defence capabilities and industrial partnerships, ending in a consultation with international partners.
Maj Gen Sanjeev Khanna (Retd.)Empowering Growth through Defence, Aerospace & Strategic Advisory
45Years of leadership
07Capability domains
03Client constituencies
Defence · Aerospace · Strategic Advisory
Leadership informed by operations. Advice grounded in execution.
Major General Sanjeev Khanna (Retd.) brings forty-five years of combined military leadership, defence manufacturing and consulting experience to organisations navigating India’s evolving defence ecosystem.
A former Commander of the Indian Army’s Base Workshop Group, he has led large-scale operations across defence maintenance, repair and overhaul, and aerospace component production — experience that connects operational requirements with industrial capability and commercial execution.
Since leaving uniform, he has advised leading Indian manufacturers, global OEMs and emerging defence ventures on procurement, indigenisation, technology partnerships and market growth.
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Military leadership
Four decades of command experience in the Indian Army, culminating as Commander of the Base Workshop Group — the Army’s apex repair and overhaul organisation.
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Defence manufacturing & MRO
Directed large-scale defence MRO and aerospace component production programmes, spanning precision engineering, industrial planning and lifecycle sustainment.
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Strategic advisory & partnerships
Consultant to major Indian industry and international OEMs on procurement strategy, indigenisation, offsets and joint ventures in the Indian market.
Platforms win headlines. Integrated capability wins outcomes.
The advisory thesis
Multi-Domain Expertise
Expertise across the defence ecosystem.
Strategic counsel across the systems that define modern land forces — and the industrial base that sustains them.
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Counter-UAS & sensor integration
Guidance on layered counter-drone architectures, sensor fusion and the integration pathways that connect detection to decision.
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Armoured mobility
Perspective on armoured vehicle programmes, fleet sustainment economics and the industrial base that keeps formations mobile.
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Artillery systems
Counsel on artillery modernisation, ammunition ecosystems and the manufacturing partnerships behind sustained firepower.
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Missiles & precision systems
Strategic view of precision-strike programmes, co-development structures and technology-transfer frameworks.
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Integrated air defence
Advisory on ground-based air defence layering, radar and effector mix, and long-horizon sustainment planning.
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Command, control & information systems
The connective tissue: advising on C2 architectures, data integration and the decision systems that bind every domain together.
Seven domains.
One integrated view.
Commercial & industrial advisory
The execution layer behind every capability decision.
Procurement strategyIndigenisationTechnology partnershipsJoint venturesOffsets & localisationMRO & lifecycle supportMarket-entry strategyGrowth advisory
Engagement Model
A disciplined path from intent to outcome.
Every engagement is customised around operational goals, policy constraints, industrial capability and commercial objectives — then executed with military clarity.
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Understand
Operational context, stakeholder landscape and the real problem behind the stated one.
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Assess
Capability gaps, policy constraints, industrial readiness and competitive position.
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Align
Strategy, partners and structures — matched to procurement realities and timelines.
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Execute
Hands-on support through negotiations, programme milestones and market entry.
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Sustain
Lifecycle, MRO and growth planning so early wins become durable positions.
Strategy is a system — requirements, industry and execution moving as one.
Command-level judgement
Leadership & Legacy
Four and a half decades of service and industry.
Dates (approx. 1980)to confirmMilitary leadership
Commissioned, Indian Army
Commissioned into the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers. Early command and staff appointments across operational postings.
Datesto confirmMilitary leadership
Senior command & staff appointments
Progressive leadership of engineering and maintenance formations supporting the Army’s fighting arms.
Datesto confirmDefence maintenance & industrial operations
Commander, Base Workshop Group
Led the Indian Army’s apex repair and overhaul organisation — large-scale defence MRO across weapon systems, vehicles and equipment fleets.
Datesto confirmManufacturing & aerospace
Defence manufacturing & aerospace production leadership
Directed aerospace component production and precision-engineering programmes bridging military requirements and industrial output.
Datesto confirmStrategic consulting
Strategic consultant to Indian industry
Advisor to Bharat Forge, DB Productions and other Indian manufacturers on defence programmes and industrial strategy.
PresentStartup & OEM advisory
Independent strategic advisor
Advising global OEMs, Indian companies and emerging defence ventures on partnerships, indigenisation, procurement and growth.
Consulting Engagements
Who he works with.
Global OEMs entering or expanding in India
Navigating procurement frameworks, offset obligations, partner selection and localisation strategy — with a principal who has sat on the operational side of the table and understands what the end user actually needs.
Indian defence & manufacturing companies
Sharpening programme strategy, qualifying for defence supply chains, structuring technology partnerships and converting industrial capability into winning bids.
Startups & emerging technology ventures
Translating innovation into fieldable capability: requirement shaping, trial pathways, certification realities and the patient route to programme adoption.
Principles
Why organisations retain him.
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Strategic insights
Command-level judgement applied to commercial decisions — seeing the whole system, not just the transaction.
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Defence-domain mastery
Forty-five years across operations, maintenance, manufacturing and advisory — depth that cannot be researched, only lived.
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Trusted execution
Discretion, follow-through and measurable progress — the standards of a career built on accountability.
Confidential counsel, measured advice, accountable follow-through.
How engagements run
Contact
Complex decisions deserve experienced perspective.
Discuss defence strategy, manufacturing partnerships, indigenisation, market entry or technology collaboration in confidence.
