Defence Ministry to take up big deals for armed drones, submarines in April
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March 08, 2021 20:04 IST
The three Services have since finalised the Qualitative Requirements and the all the processing has been completed.
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Representative Image: The six advanced submarines will be made under Project-75I. File Photo.
The three Services have since finalised the Qualitative Requirements and the all the processing has been completed.
Multi-billion deals for 30 armed drones from the U.S. and six advanced submarines under Project-75I are likely to be taken by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in April for approval, a government official said.
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26 February 2021
The Defence Acquisition Council of the defence ministry has placed an order worth Rs177.95 crore with Bharat Forge for the manufacture and supply of Kalyani M4 vehicles.
Under the contract, which is part of a Rs13,700 crore emergency procurement by the ministry, entails production and supply of 200 Kalyani M4 vehicles..
Pune-based Bharat Forge has entered into a partnership with global aerospace and technology firm Paramount Group to manufacture armoured vehicles in the country.
The agreement was signed a day before during the International Defence Expo held in Abu Dhabi. This collaboration brings together the manufacturing and technology excellence of two leading companies, which have matching synergies and complementary capabilities. The Kalyani M4 is a fantastic new generation vehicle, and we want to position it as the future of protection in all markets world-wide, Bharat Forge deputy managing director Amit Kalyani said.