DAC Grants Approval for Procurement of BrahMos for Indian Navy Ships, ARVs for MBT Arjun

Approves acquisition of defence equipment worth Rs 3,000 crore

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NEW DELHI. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 1 accorded approval for the acquisition of defence equipment worth Rs 3,000 crore including indigenous BrahMos missile for two Indian Navy Ships to be built in Russia.

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The development comes as a follow up action of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) decision in October 2018 for procurement of four P1135.6 Follow-on Ships.

The indigenously designed BrahMos Missile is a tested and proven supersonic cruise missile and will form the primary weapon on-board these Ships.

The DAC also approved the procurement of Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARVs) for the Indian Army’s Main Battle Tank Arjun.

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The ARVs are designed and developed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and would be manufactured by M/s Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML).

The ARVs ensure efficient and speedy repair and recovery operations during the combat scenario.

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