The Ministry of Defense has approved major military projects, including the purchase of drones and missile systems flying long distance on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), which will cost around Rs 67,000 crore. The Defense Procurement Council (DAC) approved these projects under the chairmanship of the country’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Ministry of Defense said that the ‘compact autonomous surface craft’, ‘BrahMos Fire Control System’ and ‘Launcher’ for the Indian Navy were approved for the purchase and upgradation of ‘Barak-1 Point Defense Missile System’. He said that the purchase of ‘compact autonomous surface craft’ will give the Indian Navy the ability to detect, classify and neutralize the dangers in anti -submarine war campaigns. He said that for the Indian Air Force, the purchase of mountain radar and upgradation of the competent/spider weapon system were approved.
Aerial monitoring capacity will increase with monitoring capacity in hilly areas
The Ministry of Defense said that the purchase of mountain radar will increase air monitoring capacity along with monitoring the boundaries in the mountainous region. He said that the upgradation of the capable/spider system for integration with integrated air command and control system will increase air defense capacity.
The ministry said, “Long -distance (mail) for the three armies at medium height, ‘Rem to Pilot Aircraft’ (RPA) ‘requirement’ for the purchase of ‘requirement’ or preliminary approval was also provided. The proposed ‘mail RPA’ can carry many materials and weapons and can work on long distances for long distance missions.
S-400 missile system maintenance contract also approved
The ministry said in a statement that this will increase the armed forces’ round -the -clock monitoring and a significant increase in war capacity. In addition, DAC has also approved the preliminary approval for the maintenance of C-17 and C-130J fleet and the wide annual maintenance contract of the S-400 long-range air defense missile system.
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