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Mazagon Docks Limited to get Rs 2,300 crore order for Naval survey vessels
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
By: ET
NEW DELHI: A high powered meeting to be steered by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is set to take a fresh look at the stuck close quarter carbine procurement plans of the Indian Army and is likely to give a go ahead for a Rs 2300 cr order to government owned shipyard Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) for constructing a new line of large survey vessels.
Parrikar, who is currently reviewing the defence procurement process, is to be given a detailed briefing on the Close Quarter Carbine project and is also likely to discuss further reforms on the purchase process that is to be issued afresh.
Several projects are expected to come up at the Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) meeting on February 23, including a proposal to award MDL a Navy project for the construction of four large survey vessels. Sources have told ET that the defence ministry could give a go ahead for the project.
Also to be discussed is the much delayed procurement of new short range carbines for the army. The army has long retired its carbine and has been hunting for replacements for several years without success.
A tender was issued in 2010 to import 44, 600 carbines and trails were competed in 2013 with Beretta, IWI and Colt. However, the project has been stuck since then as only one of the three competitors - Israeli IWI - qualified as the `night sights' of the other two failed.
A final decision on going ahead with the project is expected shortly with the Army exploring an option to separate 'night sights' with the main contract that will enable at least two of the three competitors to qualify. The sights could then be made separately by BEL. The other option would be to cancel the tender and start the acquisition process afresh.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
By: ET
NEW DELHI: A high powered meeting to be steered by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar is set to take a fresh look at the stuck close quarter carbine procurement plans of the Indian Army and is likely to give a go ahead for a Rs 2300 cr order to government owned shipyard Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) for constructing a new line of large survey vessels.
Parrikar, who is currently reviewing the defence procurement process, is to be given a detailed briefing on the Close Quarter Carbine project and is also likely to discuss further reforms on the purchase process that is to be issued afresh.
Several projects are expected to come up at the Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) meeting on February 23, including a proposal to award MDL a Navy project for the construction of four large survey vessels. Sources have told ET that the defence ministry could give a go ahead for the project.
Also to be discussed is the much delayed procurement of new short range carbines for the army. The army has long retired its carbine and has been hunting for replacements for several years without success.
A tender was issued in 2010 to import 44, 600 carbines and trails were competed in 2013 with Beretta, IWI and Colt. However, the project has been stuck since then as only one of the three competitors - Israeli IWI - qualified as the `night sights' of the other two failed.
A final decision on going ahead with the project is expected shortly with the Army exploring an option to separate 'night sights' with the main contract that will enable at least two of the three competitors to qualify. The sights could then be made separately by BEL. The other option would be to cancel the tender and start the acquisition process afresh.
