Efforts are underway to make DAP 2020 ‘amenable to service requirements’. Ministry lays out the plan for next 15 yrs, which includes 500+ schemes to boost fighting capability acquisition.
Project 17 Bravo stealth frigates are follow-on of Nilgiri class frigates. The new frigates will have advanced capabilities, such as a weapon-sensor package.
Defence Acquisition Council also gives its nod to upgrade Su-30 fighter fleet. Of the total Rs 2.23 lakh crore acquisitions, 98% will be sourced from domestic industries, says ministry.
The proposals cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also include procurement of 7.62×51 mm Light Machine Gun.
Defence Acquisition Council Tuesday cleared first step of procurement for indigenously designed and built GSAT 7B, a state-of-the-art, multiband, military-grade satellite for Army.
Last week, the Defence Acquisition Council scrapped the Coast Guard programme to buy 14 twin-engine helicopters under Buy Global category. Other projects under review now.
Defence Acquisition Council meeting chaired by Rajnath Singh puts emphasis on indigenous products. Foreign firms can tie up with Indian companies to produce for global market.
Unprecedented emergency powers given to armed forces under the capital budget, for purchases of new equipment and systems, are likely to ease bottlenecks.
India’s competitiveness cannot be defended abroad if it is eroded at home. Short-term measures can provide a cushion, but without reforms, exporters will remain perpetually vulnerable.
According to the Niti Aayog quarter trade watch report launched Monday, India’s total trade in FY 2025 was at US$1.73 trillion—exports at US$823 billion & imports US$908 billion.
Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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