over 180 contracts signed with Indian Defence Industry since 2014

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New Delhi : The Ministry of Defence has signed more than 180 contracts valued at over Rs 1,96,000 crore with the Indian Industry since 2014 while a few are in the pipeline to be signed in near future.

A contract for manufacture of Frigates under Project P 17A was signed in February 2015 with Mazagon Dockyards Limited (MDL), Mumbai, valued at Rs 45,000 crores while 02 Frigates under Project P1135.6 are slated to be manufactured by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) under a contract signed in October 2018 valued at Rs 14,100 Crore.

Further, contracts for manufacture of 41 Advanced Light Helicopters for Indian Air Force (IAF) and 32 ALH for Indian Navy (IN) were signed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in March 2017 and December 2017 with a combined value of Rs 14,100 crore. This is in addition to procurement of 14 Dornier 228 aircrafts from M/s HAL valued at Rs 1,100 crore through a contract signed in February 2015.

Seven Squadrons of Akash Missile System are being procured from BEL through a contract of October 2019 valued at Rs  6,300 crore as also the Integrated Advanced Command and Control System (IACCS) Nodes worth Rs 7,900 crore. Ordance Factory Board (OFB) has been tasked to supply 464 T-90S/SK tanks worth Rs 19,100 crore for which indent was placed on it by the Ministry in November 2019. Also 100 Nos. of 155x52mm cal Self-Propelled Guns are being procured under the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the government from Ms/ L&T valued at Rs 4,300 crore. Also Contract for Modernisation of Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) to be executed through Indian vendors is under final stages of contracting, according to a PIB release.

Further, Services have also placed a number of contracts on the Private Sector vendors like Titagarh Wagons Ltd, Force Motors Pvt Ltd, Tata Power SED, Tech Mahindra Ltd, Tata Motor Ltd, Ashok Leyland Ltd, Bharat Forge Ltd, MKU Ltd, SMPP Delhi, Alpha Design for items like 1000 Tons Fuel Barges, Light Strike Vehicles, Portable Diver Detection Sonar (PDDS), RFID based SMART Card, 6×6 and 8×8 High Mobility Vehicle with Material Handling Crane, Dual Technology Mine Detector, Ballistic Helmet, Bullet Proof Jacket (BPJ) and Integrated Gunnery.

Three of the cases viz. P-75(I) Submarines, Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) and 114 Fighter Jets for IAF, shown as stuck in the long-winded procedures are the cases which are being progressed under SP Model [a procurement procedure promulgated in May 2017 as part of DPP-2016]. In addition, under Make-II, 44 projects have been given approval. Under Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX).