In a massive boost towards the modernization of the armed forces, especially on the occasion of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, the Defence Ministry,  cleared arms procurement cases worth over Rs 28,732 crore. Rajnath Singh-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared critical items such as swarm drones, carbines, and bulletproof jackets for the Indian armed forces.

“Defence Acquisition Council meeting headed by Rajnath Singh cleared proposal for bulletproof jackets with enhanced protection against the threat of enemy snippers to our troops deployed along the LoC & in close combat operations in counter-terrorism ops,” the ministry said.

The MoD further said that an approval was also given for the induction of around 4 lakh Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines to combat complex paradigm of conventional and hybrid warfare and counter-terrorism at the LAC and Eastern Borders facing China.

Nadda hails initiatives of BJP government at Centre

“DAC also approved Indian Coast Guard’s proposal to acquire 14 Fast patrol vessels for enhancing maritime security along with Navy’s proposal to procure an upgraded 1250KW capacity Marine Gas Turbine Generator,” the MoD said. A short while ago, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda hailed the achievements of the Narendra Modi government and said that the modernization of the armed forces has been the central focus of the government over the past eight years.

Questioning the inaction of the previous government, Nadda said that it was during the tenure of NDA-I and NDA – II that critical defence platforms such as Rafale jets, 28 Apache Helicopters have been acquired for the Indian armed forces. Underlining the change in outlook of the government, Nadda said that ‘attack and then report’ is the policy of the present government at the Centre.