Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD & BEL sign Rs 1,950 crore contract

Strengthening India’s indigenous defence capabilities under Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)on Tuesday here inked a major capital acquisition contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of two Mountain Radars, including associated equipment and required infrastructure for the Indian Air Force, at a cost of around Rs 1,950 crore.

The contract, under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, was signed in the presence of senior officials of the defence ministry and BEL.

This Mountain Radar is indigenously designed and developed by Electronics & Radar Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and will be manufactured by BEL.

The installation and commissioning of these radars will boost the country’s air defence and strengthen national security. The procurement will also reduce the dependency on foreign equipment.