The Indian Navy has received a fully indigenised fuze YDB-60 for underwater Rocket RGB 60. The YDB-60 for underwater Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Rocket RGB-60 will be used from major warships that Navy has in its arsenal.
Satyanarayan Nuwal, the CMD of M/s EEL, Nagpur handed over the first consignment of the fuze to Vice Admiral SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) .
Moving ahead with Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s ‘AatmaNirbharta’ initiative, the Defence Ministry, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and other government-owned entities manufacturing defence related equipment.
The idea of Modi government’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ is to transform the defence sector to achieve self-reliance and boost the export of Defence items with active participation of public and private sector.
PM Modi announced fourth positive indigenisation list of 101 items during DefExpo 2022 in October 2022.
The Ministry of Defence had earlier promulgated ‘First, Second and Third Positive Indigenisation Lists’, comprising 310 items on August 21, 2020, May 31, 2021 and April 07, 2022 respectively. The ‘Fourth Positive Indigenisation List’ of 101 items was announced by the Prime Minister during the opening ceremony of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 19, 2022.
The government estimates that over Rs 1,75,000 crore worth orders would be placed on Indian Industry in the next 5-10 years.
Some items of Fourth Positive Indigenisation List
Next Generation Frigates
Shipborne Gun Direction Fire Control Radar
76.2 mm High Explosive (HE) Plugged Cartridges for Naval Applications
Bullet Proof Security Vehicle for IAF
Main and Nose Wheel Tyres for IL-76 and 78 Aircraft
Main & Nose Wheel Tyres for LCA
Main & Nose Wheel Tyres for Mi-17 Helicopter
Nose Wheel Tyres with Tubes for MiG-29 Aircraft
Batteries for AWACS Aircraft
Batteries for Hawk Aircraft
