NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Wednesday paved the way for the procurement of 83 indigenous Tejas Mark-1A fighter jets for IAF from defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd at a cost of over Rs 37,000 crore by finalising the contractual and other issues. With the Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) chaired by defence Rajnath Singh clearing the proposal, it will now be placed before the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for the final nod. “This procurement will be a major boost for ‘Make in India’ as the aircraft is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured with participation of several local vendors apart from HAL,” said an official. TOI had last month reported that this biggest-ever deal in the indigenous military aviation sector had been finalized, with the overall cost of acquiring the 83 single-engine Tejas fighters and their support package being slashed down to the price approved now from the earlier around Rs 56,500 crore being demanded by HAL after protracted negotiations. The DAC on Wednesday also accorded approval for acquisition of other indigenous defence equipment for about Rs 1,300 crore, which included aerial fuses and twin-dome simulators for the British-origin Hawk advanced training jets. But the main takeaway was the 83… Read full this story
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