MoD inks Rs 624-crore contract with BEL for 28 key systems for Indian Navy

The authorities connected Saturday signed a Rs 624-crore declaration with Bharat Electronics Limited for procurement of 28 cardinal systems for 11 new-generation offshore patrol vessels and 3 cadet grooming ships for the Indian Navy, the defence ministry said.

This is successful enactment with the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' imaginativeness of the government, it said.

The Ministry of Defence, successful a statement, said it signed the declaration with Bharat Electronics Limited successful New Delhi for "procurement of 28 EON-51 systems for 11 new-generation offshore patrol vessels and 3 cadet grooming ships for the Indian Navy astatine a full outgo of Rs 642.17 crore, including taxes nether Buy (Indian-IDDM) category".

EON-51 is an Electro Optical Fire Control System which provides search, detection and classification of targets utilizing electro-optical and thermal imagers devices, it said.

"The strategy volition make employment implicit a play of 3 years and promote progressive information of assorted Indian industries including MSMEs, frankincense importantly contributing to the government's efforts to execute 'Aatmanirbharta' successful defence," the ministry said.