Modi Government Clears Defence Purchases Worth Rs. 20,000 Crore

[anant_s]

Modi Government Clears Defence Purchases WorthRs. 20,000 Crore

NEW DELHI: In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" promise made from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Centre opened defence manufacturing to the private sector on Friday and cleared purchases to the tune of Rs.20,000 crore.

Plans to buy 197 Light Utility helicopters from foreign vendors have been scrapped. The helicopters will now be made in India, generating business of around Rs. 40,000 crore for Indian businessmen.

The government also cleared the purchase of 16 Multi-Role Helicopters at a cost of Rs. 1800 crore for the Navy.

The mid-life upgrade of six submarines -- four of them Russia-built Kilo Class submarines and two German-built HDW submarines (Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft) will also be carried out in India. The cost will come up to around Rs. 4,800 crore.

The Centre has also cleared the purchase of Integrated Anti- Submarine Defence Suits for 11 frontline warships at a cost of Rs. 1,770 crore. These would also be procured from Indian manufacturers.

Besides, a dedicated border communication system for the army - mainly for use on the India-China border - will also be acquired at cost of Rs. 900 crore.

On August 16, launching the new, indigenously built destroyer INS Kolkata, PM Modi said, "My government has taken important steps in improving indigenous defence technology. We dream about making India strong enough to export defence equipment to the world."

Taking a cue from the government, Indian firms are planning to pump money into the defence sector.

Narendra Modi Government Clears Defence Purchases Worth Rs 20,000 Crore

 

[sudhir007]

Integrated Anti- Submarine Defence Suits

Can anybody clear @sancho @IND151 @Abingdonboy

 

[anant_s]

I think one of the biggest announcement in domestic production of 197 LUH. Now it remains to be seen how HAL responds.

 

[Sankpal]

Greattttttttt... achhe din for indian defence

 

[Juggernautjatt]

The government also cleared the purchase of 16 Multi-Role Helicopters at a cost of Rs. 1800 crore for the Navy.

Which helicopter NH-90 or S70B ? @Abingdonboy any idea

 

[Agent_47]

Can anybody clear @sancho @IND151 @Abingdonboy

It includes towed-array sonars & torpedo decoy systems.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Modi Government Clears Defence Purchases WorthRs. 20,000 Crore

Narendra Modi Government Clears Defence Purchases Worth Rs 20,000 Crore

Hmmm.... pretty mixed really.

Positives (big stuff)
- 16 NMRHs cleared (GREAT NEWS) but need more clarification as, AFAIK, there isn't a winner of this procurement yet and the NH-90 and S-70B are still in the fray so what does "cleared" mean? Any foreword momentum on this procurement is cause for jubilation though.
-Seems the ATLAS kits were cleared.


Negatives
-No mention of Apache or Chinook deals
- 197 RSH deal being scrapped-for me this is terrible news, the HAL LUH is about 4-5 years away from being anywhere near operational service and how long do you think it will take to manufacture 384 LUHs? Even at 40 a/c a year (a huge rate that HAL has not even come close to with the ALH) that is a decade of continuous production so the earliest that all Cheetahs and Cheetaks of the IAF and IA will be out of service is 2030? That's not acceptable IMHO .No doubt India is capable of making a product comparable or superior to the Fennec or Ka-26 but it is the time it will take that worries me.
-No mention of the follow on Arjun Mk.2 purchase.

 

[Agent_47]

Hmmm.... pretty mixed really.



Negatives
-No mention of Apache or Chinook deals
- 197 RSH deal being scrapped-for me this is terrible news, the HAL LUH is about 4-5 years away from being anywhere near operational service and how long do you think it will take to manufacture 384 LUHs? Even at 40 a/c a year (a huge rate that HAL has not even come close to with the ALH) that is a decade of continuous production so the earliest that all Cheetahs and Cheetaks of the IAF and IA will be out of service is 2030? That's not acceptable IMHO .No doubt India is capable of making a product comparable or superior to the Fennec or Ka-26 but it is the time it will take that worries me.
-No mention of the follow on Arjun Mk.2 purchase.

Indian All-Clear For $2.5b Deals For Apaches & Chinooks
Arjun mk2 also cleared

 

[trident2010]

Great news !!

What happened to Apache?

 

[kaykay]

Which helicopter NH-90 or S70B ? @Abingdonboy any idea

S-70B is favourite according to Shiv Aroor.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Indian All-Clear For $2.5b Deals For Apaches & Chinooks
Arjun mk2 also cleared

Hmmm.... was just going by this report bro- will be VERY happy if that is true!

S-70B is favourite according to Shiv Aroor.

S-70B has been favourite for YEARS, that is not the issue, it is about progressing this deal to the next stage instead of keeping it in limbo as it has been for year. I'm still waiting on clarification about what the DAC has specifically cleared vis a vis this deal i.e. has it picked a winner (doubtful)? Has it cleared the NH-90's bid (more likely given the Finmeccanica connection that that seemed to throw the whole deal into stasis)? Still no certainty as to when the NMRH will be in service/ordered and it is DESPERATELY needed.

 

[anant_s]

S-70B is favourite according to Shiv Aroor.

Livefist: Advantage Sikorsky As Indian MoD To Finally Open MRH Bids

 

[kaykay]

Hmmm.... was just going by this report bro- will be VERY happy if that is true!


S-70B has been favourite for YEARS, that is not the issue, it is about progressing this deal to the next stage instead of keeping it in limbo as it has been for year. I'm still waiting on clarification about what the DAC has specifically cleared vis a vis this deal i.e. has it picked a winner (doubtful)? Has it cleared the NH-90's bid (more likely given the Finmeccanica connection that that seemed to throw the whole deal into stasis)? Still no certainty as to when the NMRH will be in service/ordered and it is DESPERATELY needed.

Deals MoD today cleared was
1. Apache deal
2. Chinook deal
3. 118 arjun mk2
4. 40 arjun catapult artillery systems
5. 11 Towed array sonars and decoy systems(ATAS)
6. Rifit to 6 submarines(4 kilo and 2 shishumar)
While at the same time MoD gave a go ahead to stalled deal for 16 asw helis.

 

[Abingdonboy]

Deals MoD today cleared was
1. Apache deal
2. Chinook deal
3. 118 arjun mk2
4. 40 arjun catapult artillery systems
5. 11 Towed array sonars and decoy systems(ATAS)
6. Rifit to 6 submarines(4 kilo and 2 shishumar)
While at the same time MoD gave a go ahead to stalled deal for 16 asw helis.

Source bro? And still waiting on the specifics of what the "go ahead" means as far as the NMRH deal means as I have highlighted above.

 

[Tridibans]

Source bro? And still waiting on the specifics of what the "go ahead" means as far as the NMRH deal means as I have highlighted above.

Its all over the news channels here in India.