New Delhi: Defence Ministry on Wednesday cleared a mega military modernization project which will cost over Rs 20,000 crore. The project had been focused on “Make in India”.
The Defence Acquisition Council had been chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. The council had been cleared India’s bid to buy 145 M-777 howitzer artillery guns from the United States. The guns will be made in India under licensed production. The M777 artillery guns are essentially used in the mountains.
India will also acquire 200 Kamov 228 choppers for the Army and Two Boeing 777-300 aircrafts for VVIP transport and six BrahMos missile system for the Navy. The Airbus-Tata consortium is also set to replace Avro.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday that the plan to acquire mid-air refueller aircraft for the Indian Air Force from Airbus is still on track even as CBI is investigating alleged irregularities in a Rs 8,000 crore deal with the European major for supplying 43 planes to erstwhile Indian Airlines.
He said since the CBI had registered a case against European major Airbus Industries in a matter pertaining to Ministry of Civil Aviation, the agency has been requested to provide “current status in the case.”
Bureau Report
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