Live
- Pandian vows to quit politics if Naveen not re-elected CM
- PM Modi uses Hyderabad lingo, takes jibe at AIMIM
- Accompanied by EAM Jaishankar, diplomat-turned-politician Sandhu files nomination from Amritsar
- Scientists decode early metabolic changes that lead to autism
- Three dead as bus falls into river in Russia's St Petersburg
- I am ready to debate with PM Modi, but he will not do so: Rahul Gandhi
- Senthilkumar, Rathika to lead Indian squads at 22nd Asian Team Squash Championships
- Maharashtra: FIRs against state BJP chief Bawankule & LoP Wadettiwar for MCC violation
- In Telangana, PM Modi gives autograph on photo of girl who sang a song on him
- Petr Kratky extends his stay with Mumbai City FC till end of ISL 2024-25 season
Soon, Indian Navy to get 111 utility helicopters worth Rs 21,000 crore
In a major decision, the Defence Ministry on Saturday approved procurement of 111 utility helicopters for the Navy at a cost of over Rs 21,000 crore, officials said
New Delhi: In a major decision, the Defence Ministry on Saturday approved procurement of 111 utility helicopters for the Navy at a cost of over Rs 21,000 crore, officials said.
They said the ministry cleared procurement proposals worth nearly Rs 46,000 crore which included the acquisition of the helicopters.
The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement.
"The DAC approved procurement of 111 utility helicopters for the Indian Navy at a cost of over Rs 21,000 crores," said a senior official.
The official said the DAC also granted approval to a few other procurement proposals amounting to approximately Rs 24,879 crore which included approval for an acquisition of 150 indigenously designed and developed 155 mm advanced towed artillery gun systems for the Army at an approximate cost of Rs 3,364 crores.
