He was addressing the first edition of the four-day Biannual Naval Commanders’ Conference 2024 that concluded last evening. The conference is an institutional forum that enables deliberations on important maritime security issues at the military-strategic level.
The SRCG will enhance the capability of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard to accurately engage small targets that pose a threat to ships in an asymmetric environment, both by day and night, the Ministry of Defence said.
The contract is in line with the government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' objective to boost the nation's indigenous shipbuilding capability.
The BOM Wagons and MMME will be produced with equipment and sub-system sourced from indigenous manufacturers, giving a boost to the indigenous manufacturing and participation of the private sector in defence production, realising the vision of ''Atmanirbhar Bharat'', the MoD said in a press release.
According to the Ministry of Defence, the conference achieved its stated aim aimed to synergise between the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and the three Services.
The Ministry of Defence said under the FMS route, a Letter of Request (LOR) would be sent to the US government where Tri-services requirements, details of equipment and terms of the procurement would be included.
Department of Defence (DoD), Department of Defence Production (DDP), Department of Military Affairs (DMA) and Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW) held separate brainstorming sessions, during which eminent subject matter experts shared their insights on a variety of relevant themes.
Ministry of Defence today inked a contract with ICOMM Tele Limited, Hyderabad for the procurement of 1,035 numbers of 5/7.5 Ton Radio Relay Communication equipment containers.
Of the three contracts, two are with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Ghaziabad while one is with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).
The team included key stakeholders from the drone industry including various start ups comprising participants.
