To give a boost to indigenisation, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accorded approval for procurement of indigenous Software Defined Radio (SDRTactical) and Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (Long Range) for the Indian Navy. This was the first DAC meeting chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh since assuming office.
Recent decisions:
Software Defined Radio (SDRTactical):
It is communication system, which would enable information sharing through high-speed data and secure voice communication with anti-jamming capability.
It has been indigenously designed and developed by DRDO, BEL and Weapons Electronics System Engineering Establishment (WESEE).
Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (NGMMCB, LongRange):
It would be fitted with supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missiles and would be deployed along the coast.
It has been developed and manufactured in India by Indo-Russia Joint Venture Company, M/s BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.
Defence Procurement Procedure 2016: The DAC has also approved amendments to the Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 to simplify processes under the ‘Make’ category as well as ‘Offsets’. This will ensure ‘Ease of business’ in the defence acquisition.
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