indian media: indian army spares no expense to purchase domestic equipment
2024-09-05
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source: cankaoxiaoxi.com
reference news reported on september 5according to a report on the times of india website on september 2, the indian ministry of defense will launch major projects, including the construction of seven advanced frigates for the indian navy and the replacement of the indian army's russian-made t-72 tanks with modernized "future combat-ready vehicles."
the indian ministry of defense is scheduled to hold a meeting on the 3rd, chaired by defense minister rajnath singh and attended by a number of senior officials, including the chief of defense staff, the chiefs of the three armed forces, the defense secretary and other relevant officials.
according to defense officials, the indian navy's plans include the purchase of seven new warships under the project bravo 17. these will be the most advanced stealth frigates ever built in india.
sources in the ministry of defence said the defence acquisition council is expected to approve the issuance of tenders worth about 70,000 crore rupees ($8.3 billion) to indian shipyards, including private shipyards, under the 'make in india' initiative.
the tender is likely to involve category a shipyards such as mazagon dockyard, garden reach shipbuilding & engineering, goa shipyard and larsen & toubro ltd. to expedite the project and prevent delays, the tender is expected to be shared between the two shipyards, but the details will be announced only after the project is approved.
currently, mazagon shipyard and garden reach shipbuilding & engineering company are building the nilgiri-class frigates, with mazagon shipyard building four and garden reach shipbuilding & engineering company building three.
the meeting will also discuss the indian army's plan to replace t-72 tanks with 1,700 "future combat-ready vehicles".
the project requires that the localization level of tanks manufactured by indian suppliers be more than 60%, and indian forging company and larsen & toubro ltd. are expected to participate in the bidding.
the indian army aims to complete the future combat vehicle project in phases, building about 600 vehicles in each phase. in addition, the army is expected to propose the purchase of about 100 bmp-2 infantry fighting vehicles during the high-level meeting. the entire future combat vehicle project may cost more than 500 billion rupees and is aimed at modernizing the indian army's armored forces. (compiled by madan)
