Defence ministry clears weapons purchase plan worth Rs 79,000 crore - details

NEW DELHI: The defence ministry connected Thursday approved the acquisition of weapons and subject instrumentality worthy Rs 79,000 crore. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence curate Rajnath Singh, cleared the proposals astatine its meeting.According to an authoritative connection from the ministry, the service received Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of the Nag Missile System (Tracked) Mk-II (NAMIS), Ground-Based Mobile ELINT System (GBMES), and High Mobility Vehicles (HMVs) with Material Handling Crane." The procurement of NAMIS (Tracked) volition heighten the Indian Army’s capableness of neutralising enemy’s combat vehicles, bunkers & different tract fortifications, whereas GBMES volition supply round-the-clock Electronic Intelligence of force emitters," the authoritative connection said.

For the navy, AoN was granted for the acquisition of Landing Platform Docks (LPD), 30mm Naval Surface Gun (NSG), Advanced Light-Weight Torpedoes (ALWT), Electro-Optical Infra-Red Search and Track System, and Smart Ammunition for the 76mm Super Rapid Gun Mount."The procurement of LPDs volition assistance the Indian Navy to undertake amphibious operations on with Indian Army and Indian Air Force. The integrated oversea capableness provided by LPD volition besides assistance the Indian Navy to undertake peacekeeping operations, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief," the connection added.

For the aerial force, AoN was accorded for the Collaborative Long Range Target Saturation/Destruction System (CLRTS/DS) and different projects. The connection said the CLRTS/DS tin instrumentality off, land, navigate, detect, and present payload autonomously successful the ngo area.