New Delhi, March 22
The Defence Ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of Rs 8,357 crore worth of military platforms and hardware, including air defence fire control radar and GSAT-7B satellite.
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The procurement proposals were accorded “Acceptance of Necessity” at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the ministry said in a statement.
The approved proposals included “procurement of night sight (image intensifier), light vehicles GS 4X4, air defence fire control radar (light) and GSAT-7B satellite,” it mentioned.
Acquisition of these equipment and systems will enhance operational preparedness of armed forces by providing better visibility, enhanced mobility, improved communication and increased capability of detecting enemy aircraft, it stated.
The grant of ‘Acceptance of Necessity’ clears the way for the tendering process to start.
As an impetus to “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, all of the aforementioned proposals have been approved under “Buy Indian (IDDM)” category, the ministry noted. IDDM stands for indigenously designed, developed and manufactured.
All modernisation requirements of defence forces will be indigenously sourced, the ministry stated.
“In a path-breaking initiative to encourage innovation, the DAC also accorded consolidated Acceptance of Necessity for procurements amounting to Rs 380.43 crore from the iDEX startups and MSMEs,” it mentioned.
Singh said on Twitter that the DAC accorded Acceptance of Necessity for procurement of 14 iDEX products within 30 months of contract for prototype development.
