New Delhi: In a boost for the air defence system, the Defence Ministry on Friday approved the proposals concerning modernisation of its the Army’s air defence guns. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), in its meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved proposals concerning capital acquisitions of various equipment for modernisation and operational needs of the armed forces amounting to approx Rs 6,000 crore.
Notably, such guns were earlier procured from foreign countries. However, with the Modi government’s regular pitch for the ‘ÁtmaNirbhar Bharat’ program, many domestic Indian companies showed interest in manufacturing the gun system.
DAC also approved Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of six submarines at approx cost of Rs 43,000 crore.
