August 29, 2014

Indian Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS) approves deal for Apaches and Chinooks

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Indian Cabinet Committee on Security(CCS) approved deal for 22 AH-64D Apache Block IIIs and 15 CH-47F Chinooks for the Indian Air Force. The Defense Acquisition Council, chaired by defense minister Arun Jaitley, approved the necessary offsets clearances to take the deal forward with the US.

Defense procurement, deals and approvals are being fast tracked under the new government in New Delhi. A few days back Mazgaon Docks Limited (MDL) got a deadline of a year to get the first Scorpene submarine out to sea from the defense minister.

Indian Ministry of  Defense also decided to move forward with the purchase of 16 Multi-Role Helicopters at a cost of  INR 1800 crore for the Indian Navy. Also cleared were the purchase of Integrated Anti- Submarine Defence Suits for 11 frontline warships at a cost of Rs. 1,770 crore.Besides mid-life upgrade of six submarines -- four of them Russia-built Kilo Class submarines and two German-built HDW submarines will be carried out in India at the cost of around INR 4,800 crore and a dedicated border communication system will be set up for the Indian army - mainly for use on the India-China border - for a cost of INR 900 crore.


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