Florida national guard, Army

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Monday approved procurement of equipment for armed forces worth over Rs 5100 crores from indigenous sources to boost `Make in India'.Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat was also present at the DAC meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Tuesday.DAC has accorded approval for the purchase of sophisticated Electronic Warfare Systems for the Army designed by Defence Research and Development Orgsation (DRDO) and manufactured locally by the Indian industry."These systems will be used in deserts and plains and will provide comprehensive electronic support and counter-measure capabilities to the field formations in both communication and other aspects of electronic warfare," a Defence Ministry release said.The DAC also approved prototype testing of trawl assemblies designed by DRDO for T-72 and T-90 tanks providing an important indigenous de-mining capability to the Army.The meeting also cleared short-listing of Indian Strategic Partners (SP) and the potential Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for Navy's over Rs 50,000 crores P-75 India project under which six conventional submarines to be built in the country.The foreign compes shortlisted include Russian Rosoboronexport, French Naval Group, South Korean Daewo, German Thysenkrupp Marine Systems and Spsh Navantia. Indian strategic partners include Mazagon Dockyards Limited and Larsen and Toubro.The DAC also accorded approval for inclusion of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) in the Defence Procurement Procedure.This would provide avenues in capital procurement for the armed forces to startups and innovators working for iDEX and provide a huge fillip to their budding efforts.( With inputs from ANI )

Florida National GuardFOLLOW

Florida national guard, Latest News

Six Indian Army personnel have been awarded the Shaurya Chakra for their courage and valour during engagement with terrorists. ...

A live musical extravaganza saw 1,000 singers and instrumentalist coming together to perform for the album of Kabir Khans web series "The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye" on Friday night. The feat has attained the performers a spot in the Guinness Boo ...

India's military might, cultural diversity, social and economic progress will be on display during the 71st Republic Day celebrations at the majestic Rajpath on Sunday. ...

A first of its kind war memorial for animals is being planned in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut city. It will feature those animals that have lost their lives in counter-insurgency operation, mainly in Kashmir. ...

A contingent of the Para Special Forces, the special operations unit of the Indian Army, will be marching down Rajpath this Republic Day. The contingent commander is Major Nikhil. ...

During the Republic Day Parade this year, for the first time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial before the parade. ...

Ahead of the release of much anticipated Amazon Original Series 'The Forgotten Army - Azaadi ke Liye' starring Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal and his brother Sunny Kaushal, the makers shared a video that conveyed a powerful message to the citizens of ...

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved for the procurement of equipment for Armed Forces worth over Rs 5100 crores from the indigenous sources in order to boost "Make in India". In the DAC meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ...