Under the proposed deal, India will purchase 18 off-the-shelf Rafale fighter jets from French defence giant Dassault Aviation, while the remaining 96 fighter jets will be made in India.
The procurement of NAMIS (Tracked) will enhance the Indian Army’s capability of neutralising enemy combat vehicles, bunkers, and other field fortifications, while GBMES will provide round-the-clock Electronic Intelligence on enemy emitters.
The AoNs were accorded for procurement of Armoured Recovery Vehicles, Electronic Warfare System, Integrated Common Inventory Management System for the Tri-Services and Surface-to-Air Missiles.
A meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council was held on Tuesday headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh gave Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisitions proposals for modernization and operational needs of the armed forces worth about Rs 13,165 crore.
The submarines are likely to be equipped with land attack missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles.
With the new Foreign Direct Investment policy announced, DAP 2020 has adequately included provisions to encourage FDI to establish manufacturing hubs both for import substitution and exports while protecting interests of the Indian domestic industry.
The DAC presided over by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, also approved the acquisition of approximately 5,000 Milan anti-tank guided missiles for the Army.
Rajiv Gandhi once remarked, somewhat controversially, that he was not required to respond to “every dog that barks.” Conversely, Nirmala…
A meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement, cleared the proposals
