The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday here signed a contract on with Advanced Weapon Equipment India Ltd. (AWEIL), Kanpur for manufacturing and supply of a total of 463 indigenously manufactured 12.7 mm Stabilised Remote Control Guns (SRCG) for the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard at a total cost of Rs 1752.13 crore, with Indigenous Content (IC) of more than 85 per cent.
Giving details, officials said the SRCG will enhance the capability of Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard to accurately engage small targets that post a threat to ships in an asymmetric environment, both by day and night.
This acquisition will provide further boost to the vision of “Aatmanirbharta in Defence”. This contract will also open up a large avenue in defence manufacturing for over 125 Indian Vendors and DPSUs for over a period of 5 years.
Incidentally, defence ministry on Tuesday had signed a contract here with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hyderabad for procurement of 11 Shakti Electronic Warfare(EW)systems along with associated equipment and accessories for Indian Navy under Buy (Indian- IDDM) category at a total cost of Rs 2,269.54 crore.
The Shakti system is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured. It is capable of accurately intercepting electronic emissions and implement counter measures in dense electromagnetic environment, officials said.