Manohar Parrikar clears defence projects worth Rs. 4,444 cr
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Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday cleared proposals to buy military equipment worth Rs. 4,444 crore, including four survey vessels for the navy for Rs. 2,324 crore.
Chairing the second meeting of the defence acquisition council (DAC) after taking over as defence minister, Parrikar approved projects relating to upgrade of the army’s electronic warfare equipment and the P-7 heavy drop platform for delivering combat payloads in the battlefield.
The DAC’s ‘acceptance of necessity’ (AON) for weapons is the first step towards making the proposed procurements in the coming years. The NDA government has cleared projects worth more than Rs. 140,000 crore since it was voted to power in May.
The army is on course to get its indigenous Samyukta electronic warfare systems modernised along with a maintenance contract for the next 10 years for Rs. 1,682 crore. The EW system consists of vehicles with equipment for surveillance, interception, monitoring and jamming of all communication and radar signals.
The DAC cleared ‘deviations’ relating to the P-7 heavy drop platform and the naval survey vessels. The approval concerns extending the life of airbags fitted under the platform for damage free touchdown of payload weighing less than 7 tonnes from eight to 15 years. It will cost Rs. 402 crore.
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Chairing the second meeting of the defence acquisition council (DAC) after taking over as defence minister, Parrikar approved projects relating to upgrade of the army’s electronic warfare equipment and the P-7 heavy drop platform for delivering combat payloads in the battlefield.
The DAC’s ‘acceptance of necessity’ (AON) for weapons is the first step towards making the proposed procurements in the coming years. The NDA government has cleared projects worth more than Rs. 140,000 crore since it was voted to power in May.
The army is on course to get its indigenous Samyukta electronic warfare systems modernised along with a maintenance contract for the next 10 years for Rs. 1,682 crore. The EW system consists of vehicles with equipment for surveillance, interception, monitoring and jamming of all communication and radar signals.
The DAC cleared ‘deviations’ relating to the P-7 heavy drop platform and the naval survey vessels. The approval concerns extending the life of airbags fitted under the platform for damage free touchdown of payload weighing less than 7 tonnes from eight to 15 years. It will cost Rs. 402 crore.
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