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.
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