The Defence Ministry has approved proposals worth over Rs 70,000 crore for buying different weapon systems for the Indian defence forces, officials informed on Thursday.
The meeting of the defence acquisition council headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has given approval for proposals to buy 60 Made-in-India Utility Helicopters Marine and BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for Indian Navy, 307 ATAGS howitzers for Indian Army, and 9 ALH Dhruv choppers for Indian Coast Guard, Defence Officials said.
The deal includes mega order of Rs 32,000 crore for the Indian Navy to buy 60 UH Marine choppers from the HAL, officials addded.
BrahMos missiles, Shakti EW systems & Utility helicopters-Mariime, valued at Rs 56,000 crore have been cleared for the Indian Navy. 155mm/52 Caliber ATAGS, along with High Mobility & Gun Towing vehicles, will be procured for the Indian Army.
Indian Coast Guard will get Advance Light Helicopters MK-III from HAL and over Rs 2.71 lakh crore worth of procurement has been cleared in Financial Year 2023-23. According to officials, 99 per cent of the procurement will be sourced from the Indian industries.
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