Indian Military News.
Continued #10
MOD today signed a contract with BEL, Bangalore for procurement of 13 Lynx-U2 Fire Control Systems
The system is intended for Indian Navy at total cost of over Rs 1,700 crore under Buy {Indian – IDMM (Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured)} category.
These Naval Gun Fire Control Systems will be used onboard the Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels to be built by GRSE.
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Project "Akash Teer"
Indian Army's equivalent to IACCS of
#IAF A contract has been signed worth ₹1982 crore with BEL Bharat Electronics Limited .
The Automated Air Defence Control & Reporting System will integrate all air defence assets of Indian Army & monitor low level airspace over battlefield.
It will have capability to communicate & work together with IACCS of IAF & in future will pave way for creation of effective integrated air defence of India.
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Indian Missile Projects at a glance :
PRITHVI Missile on BEML carrier
BrahMos Aerospace Limited, a joint venture between India and Russia, released its latest missile, BrahMos NG (next generation).
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Indian MoD signs ₹19,600 crore contracts with Indian shipyards for India Navy as under :
1) 11 Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels
The contract for 11 Next Generation OPVs was signed with Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata at a total cost of Rs 9,781 crore.
GSL will be responsible for indigenous design & manufacturing of 7 while 4 by GSL by GRSE. September 2026 will be the delivery commencement.
2) 6 Next Generation Missile Vessels
A Rupees 9,805 crore contract of six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMV) was signed with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), with delivery starting March 2027.
NGMVs would be heavily armed war vessels incorporating stealth, high speed and offensive capability.
The ships will be capable of conducting Maritime Strike Operations, Anti Surface Warfare Operations and sea denial for enemy ships especially at choke points.
Next generation missile vessels: The construction of these ships will generate employment of 4.5 million man-days over a period of nine years
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Highlights of Major Orders Placed :
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Space Mission Venus :
The mission was expected to be launched in 2024 and expected to reach
#Venus in 2025. Funds were released in 2017 to complete preliminary studies, but due to budget availability and delays in maturing technologies, this can possibly push the mission by 2031.
The mission was announced in 2017, and since then, the
@isro has been working on developing the spacecraft and its instruments.
In additional news related to Space -
Indian Army to get it's own satellite in next 03 years, as the MoD signed a ₹3,000 crores deal with NSIL for an advanced comm. satellite, GSAT 7B, for the army.
The 05 tonne heavy geostationary satellite will be developed indigenously by ISRO.