Hummingbird News Desk
NEW DELHI, 3 JUNE: Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed a contract with Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Systems Ltd., Mumbai, for procurement of 11 Airport Surveillance Radars with Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar for Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. The procurement, at a cost of Rs 323.47 crore, will be made under the ‘Buy & Make’ category.
Under the ‘Buy and Make’ category of defence procurement, initial purchase of equipment can be done from a foreign company, followed by indigenous production through an Indian company in a phased manner involving ‘Transfer of Technology’ of critical technologies according to “specified range, depth and scope”.
The installation of these radars will increase the air domain awareness around airfields and enhance safety & efficiency in flying operations of Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.
The signing of this contract is an achievement of the Government towards ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ and the objectives envisaged in the programme.
This would enable absorption of technology, skill development and indigenous manufacture, boosting employment opportunities.