Defence Acquisition Council approves three acquisition proposals value Rs 4,276 crore
3 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: In the assembly of Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), held right here on Tuesday, Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) was accorded for 3 capital acquisition proposals, amounting to Rs 4,276 crore. All the three proposals – two of the Indian Army and one of many Indian Navy – are underneath the Buy (Indian-IDDM) class. The assembly was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Ministry of Defence in its assertion stated, “The DAC accorded AoN for procurement of HELINA Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, launchers and associated support equipment which will be integrated to the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH). This missile is an essential part of weaponisation of ALH for countering enemy threats. Its induction will strengthen the offensive capability of Indian Army.”
“The DAC also accorded AoN for procurement of VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system under design and development by DRDO.” added the MoD.
As per the MoD, in view of the current developments alongside the Northern borders, there’s a have to give attention to efficient Air Defence (AD) weapon programs that are man transportable and will be deployed shortly in rugged terrain and maritime area, Procurement of VSHORAD, as a sturdy and shortly deployable system, will strengthen the Air Defence capabilities.
Further, the DAC granted approval for procurement of Brahmos Launcher and Fire Control System (FCS) for the Shivalik class of ships and Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) for the Indian Navy.
With their induction, stated MoD, these ships would have enhanced functionality of finishing up maritime strike operations, interdicting and destroying enemy’s warships and service provider vessels.
‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ refers back to the procurement of merchandise from an Indian vendor which have been indigenously designed, developed and manufactured with a minimal of fifty% Indigenous Content (IC) on value foundation of the entire contract worth.
DRDO carried out two profitable take a look at flights of the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile in September 2022 from a floor primarily based transportable launcher on the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in collaboration with different DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry Partners.
NEW DELHI: In the assembly of Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), held right here on Tuesday, Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) was accorded for 3 capital acquisition proposals, amounting to Rs 4,276 crore. All the three proposals – two of the Indian Army and one of many Indian Navy – are underneath the Buy (Indian-IDDM) class. The assembly was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Ministry of Defence in its assertion stated, “The DAC accorded AoN for procurement of HELINA Anti-Tank Guided Missiles, launchers and associated support equipment which will be integrated to the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH). This missile is an essential part of weaponisation of ALH for countering enemy threats. Its induction will strengthen the offensive capability of Indian Army.”
“The DAC also accorded AoN for procurement of VSHORAD (IR Homing) missile system under design and development by DRDO.” added the MoD.
As per the MoD, in view of the current developments alongside the Northern borders, there’s a have to give attention to efficient Air Defence (AD) weapon programs that are man transportable and will be deployed shortly in rugged terrain and maritime area, Procurement of VSHORAD, as a sturdy and shortly deployable system, will strengthen the Air Defence capabilities.
Further, the DAC granted approval for procurement of Brahmos Launcher and Fire Control System (FCS) for the Shivalik class of ships and Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) for the Indian Navy.
With their induction, stated MoD, these ships would have enhanced functionality of finishing up maritime strike operations, interdicting and destroying enemy’s warships and service provider vessels.
‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ refers back to the procurement of merchandise from an Indian vendor which have been indigenously designed, developed and manufactured with a minimal of fifty% Indigenous Content (IC) on value foundation of the entire contract worth.
DRDO carried out two profitable take a look at flights of the Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile in September 2022 from a floor primarily based transportable launcher on the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad in collaboration with different DRDO laboratories and Indian Industry Partners.
