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Ministry of Defence
12-August, 2017 19:21 IST
IA ‘MAKE’ SEMINAR: 12 Aug 2017

The provision of ‘Make’ Procedure is a vital pillar for realising the vision behind ‘Make’ in India’ initiative. During the past one year, the Indian Army has carried out a series of detailed interactions with private industry and academia to identify their existing potential towards defence technology, R & D and production.

A similar seminar was held in Aug 16 to acquaint the industry of MAKE projects as approved in 2016 by MoD. The process has since been in motion and outcomes have been extremely encouraging.

As a step in this direction, second Seminar on ‘MAKE’ projects for Indian Army was held on 12 Aug 17 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi jointly under aegis of Indian Army and Cll.

During the course of the seminar, a round table interaction of various Directorates of Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army) with industry reps was also held at the same venue. The seminar was attended by Senior Officers of the Army as well as from Ministry of Defence. The seminar had notable representation from Industry and Academia alike.

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Aug 13, 2017 21:27 IST
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'Know Your Army', an exhibition of arms and ammunition organised by Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation and the Indian Army at H A ground in Pimpri. The exposure to the exhibition has received spontaneous response in Pune on Friday, August 11, 2017. (HT PHOTO)

Armymen at the inauguration of the 'Know Your Army' exhibition showcasing the Indian army’s set of arms and ammunition at H A ground Pimpri. (HT PHOTO)
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Children try to understand the working of an advanced remote controlled machine at the ‘Know Your Army' exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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Schoolchildren inspect the interior of one of the vehicles showcased at the 'Know Your Army' exhibition. (HT PHOTO)

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A girl tries holding a rifle at the at 'Know Your Army' exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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Two kids exclaim in awe after seeing some of Indian army’s most complicated ammunition at the 'Know Your Army' exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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An army personnel explains the working of a rifle to a visitor at the ‘Know Your Army' exhibition at H A ground Pimpri. (HT PHOTO)

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Spectators enjoying a demonstration by the army personnel at the ‘Know Your Army' exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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Visitors eagerly looking at the interior of an army combat truck at the 'Know Your Army' exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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An aerial view of the exhibition. (HT PHOTO)


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Army personnel demonstrate the working of a heavy duty crane at the exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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A combat tank on display at the exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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A teacher trying out a rifle at the exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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An army personnel explaining the working of an advanced rifle at the exhibition. (HT PHOTO)



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A tank on display at the exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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Children try to understand the working of an advanced remote controlled machine at the ‘Know Your Army' exhibition. (HT PHOTO)
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DRDO, Soon OFB produced Bullet Proof Jacket

This jacket passed IA's GSQR, FYI, the MKU/TATA jackets ordered on emergency basises wasn't up to IA's GSQR

MKU's is far more sophisticated than this.

They supply NATO for heaven's sake! over 65-70 countries use MKU equipment around the world.

The simple reason why Army doesn't accept from MKU is because it is mandated to buy only from DPSUs.
 
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MKU's is far more sophisticated than this.

They supply NATO for heaven's sake! over 65-70 countries use MKU equipment around the world.

The simple reason why Army doesn't accept from MKU is because it is mandated to buy only from DPSUs.


Sure, it's also the IAs own GSQR, both of them have to follow or not even be looked at. Mind you, these GSQRs are a lot of times unrealistic.
 
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Ministry of Defence
26-August, 2017 16:22 IST
Defence Minister Inaugurates BEL Academy for Excellence, Advanced Testing Facilities at BEL

The Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, inaugurated today an Academy for Excellence and two state-of-the-art testing facilities — EMC Test facility and Near Field Antenna Test Range at the Bengaluru Unit of Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta Chairman & Managing Director, BEL Shri Gowtama MV and other senior officers of BEL were present.

The BEL Academy for Excellence with sprawling complex spread over six acres is built at a cost of Rs. 47 crore. This Academy of Excellence is envisaged to address the training needs of not only BEL employees, but also its customers and vendors/partners, especially MSMEs/SMEs. This institution, which will be affiliated to national/international universities, will also cater to the skill development initiatives of the Central Government. The training programmes have been structured around three core areas: Quality, Technology, and Leadership, with various programs designed with the help of experts from major institutes like IITs, IIMs, IISC, IETE, ISI, ASQ etc.

The NABL accredited EMC test facility is set up at BEL-Bengaluru at a cost of Rs. 60 crore. This EMC facility is the first of its kind in India having Anechoic Chamber of size 11m x 21m x 30m and can conduct testing of Systems/Platforms weighing up to 70 Tonnes. It can be used to conduct system level Electro Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) tests for strategic Defence systems like Battle Tanks, Communication vehicles, Radar systems and Airborne systems including Nuclear Electro Magnetic Pulse (NEMP) and High Altitude Electro Magnetic Pulse (HEMP) testing. It can be used to carry out system level EMC testing for many projects of national importance like AKASH, IACCS, LRSAM, Weapon Locating Radar and Battlefield Management System. The facility will also be open for use to other Indian Defence companies, including MSMEs.

Near Field Antenna Test Range (NFTR) is a critical infrastructure for calibration and testing of Radars and communication antennas. The NFTR facility at Bengaluru is the third such in BEL and the only one in the Defence industry in India. This facility, set up at a cost of Rs. 30 crore will help to calibrate and test next generation Radars with AESA (Active Electronically Steerable Array) based Antenna arrays as well as Antennas for major projects such as QRSAM, MRSAM and LRSAM.

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Weapon Locating Radar (WLR)

The advent of long range weapon systems and mechanization of land forces have extended the area of operations much beyond the visual range. Deployment of electronic surveillance devices in the battlefield will serve as a force multiplier to enhance the combat potential of our forces and optimize the effectiveness of our weapon systems.

Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) has been primarily designed to locate hostile guns, mortars and rockets causing interference to the progress of our operation. WLR, in its secondary role, can track and observe the fall of shot from own weapons to provide corrections to own fire. A large quantum or artillery deployed on a wide front, coupled with movement of aerial objects, weather and ground clutter, presents a high density returned conflicting signals on the radar screen. These conflicting signals have to be processed in the real time and extract required information for gunners to complete their mission successfully.

Detection, location and tracking of the requisite targets is handled by the advanced algorithms and state-of-the-art hardware. The ability to locate enemy weapons from its round and transmit the data of the required target to the counter fire elements for retaliatory strike before the target is redeployed is the key feature of the radar.

The Radar uses passive phased array with excellent side lobe levels. Radar system mounted on the TATRA vehicle is built to operate in all terrain and weather conditions.

WLR, a joint development project undertaken by radar house LRDE (DRDO) and Bharat Electronics, is developed to fulfill the long felt need of the Indian Army.

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Low-level Air Defence Weapon Control system

The all weather low-level Air Defence Weapon Control system is a combination of Radar, Computer and Display that deals with the threat of hostile ECM protected air missions at tree top level. It is a highly mobile land based autonomous search cum track radar which meets the ever increasing threat from low flying high-speed aircrafts. It has all weather capability with timely detection, very accurate and unambiguous tracking, fast prediction of lead angles and built in counter-counter measures.

FEATURES
  • Early detection and fast acquisition.
  • Air Search in ‘I’ band and acquisition in ‘I’ & ‘Ka’ bands.
  • Dual Band ‘I’ and ‘Ka’ - tracking.
  • Computer assisted parallax calculation and ballistic data generation.
  • Track While Scan upto 3 targets.
  • Colour Raster Scan Display with PPI and TV picture.
  • Tactical map presentation through Data Input Unit.
  • Communication between system operator and gun.
  • Built in ECCM.
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ATCR-33S SRE is a S band Air Traffic Control Radar
The ATCR-33S SRE is a S band Air Traffic Control Radar suited for Terminal Control applications. It is a fully coherent high-end class primary radar, which uses a fully solid state, fail-soft transmitter.

The radar is interfaced with integrated PSR/SSR G- 33I antenna, providing two beams (main and auxiliary) in S-Band and two beams (sum and difference) in L- Band for the monopulse secondary surveillance radar.

FEATURES
  • Maximum range: up to 70 NM
  • Fully solid state and fail-soft, modular transmitter
  • Non linear frequency modulated (NLFM) transmitted waveform for high average power and good range resolution
  • Sector blanking: up to 8 azimuthal sector can be selected, where no RF radiation is performed
  • Antenna beam switching between main and auxiliary, for improved ground clutter suppression
  • Linear/circular switchable polarization
  • Adaptive STC for enhanced target detectability in clutter
  • Digital pulse compression
  • Fully coherent adaptive moving target detection (A-MTD)
  • Extensive Built-in test (BIT) from the antenna to the extractor
  • Full monitoring and control capability, both locally or remotely, via a PC in a graphic, windowed environment
  • Designed for un-manned operation

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3D Surveillance Radar

The 3D Surveillance Radar is state-of-art radar designed to effectively play the role of medium range surveillance radar mounted on a mobile platform. The radar operates in S-band and is capable of Track-While- Scan [TWS] of airborne targets up to 150 Kms.

FEATURES
  • 3D State of the art medium Range Surveillance Radar.
  • TWS of airborne Targets upto 150 Kms.
  • ECCM features - side-lobe blanking, frequency agility and jammer analysis.
  • Integrated IFF Mk XI with extractor & co-mounted antenna.
  • Configured as three mobile units mounted on three vehicles.
  • Fully automated and controlled from Radar Console with user friendly GUI.
  • Dedicated on-line BITE facility.
  • Data remoting of Tracks and plots over LAN to remote stations.
  • Data remoting of Digital data Link to remote data center.
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Low Level Light-Weight Radar (LLLR)

Low Level Light-Weight Radar (LLLR), is a S-Band, 3D, light weight, battery powered and compact sensor which provides 3D surveillance. This radar is with multiple beams and electronic scanning capability in elevation and can be rapidly deployed in various terrains like mountain tops, deserts and even high rise buildings in urban areas to help carryout aerial surveillance at low and medium altitudes. The radar would provide for detection and tracking of all kinds of hostile aerial targets like fighter aircrafts, UAVs and helicopters.

FEATURES
  • S-Band 3D Surveillance of aerial targets flying at low and medium altitudes.
  • Automatic detection and tracking of:
    -Fixed wing aircrafts
    -Helicopter
    -UAVs
  • Detection of hovering Helicopters.
  • Low power consumption and mechanical ruggedness to operate in extreme climatic conditions.
  • Based on semi active array antenna using the state of art Transmit/ Receive Module (TRM) technology.
  • Integrated IFF.
  • Easily transportable by men, animal transport, etc.
  • Highly modular for quick setup.
  • Robust EMI/EMC design and good testability/ maintainability features
  • Separation of CDU from sensor head: 750 m.
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Low Level Light-Weight Radar (LLLR)


Low Level Light-Weight Radar (LLLR), is a L-Band,2D, light weight, battery powered and compact sensor which provides 2D surveillance solution to alert Army Air Defence Weapon Systems mainly in mountainous terrain against hostile aerial targets like UAVs, RPVs,hovering helicopters and fixed wing aircraft flying at low and medium altitudes.

FEATURES
  • L-Band 2D Surveillance of aerial targets flying at low and medium altitudes.
  • Automatic detection and tracking of:
    -Fixed wing aircrafts
    -Helicopter
    -UAVs
  • Detection of hovering Helicopters.
  • Target designation and distribution to Weapon Sites and Command Centre.
  • Integrated IFF.
  • Easily transportable by men, animal transport, etc.
  • Highly modular for quick setup.
  • Remote operation and radar display through the Commander's Display Unit (CDU).
  • Separation of CDU from sensor head: 750 m.
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3D Tactical Control Radar

The 3D Tactical Control Radar is state-of-art medium range Surveillance & Tracking radar designed to effectively play the role of medium range surveillance radar mounted on a mobile platform. The radar operates in S-band and is capable of Track-While-Scan [TWS] of airborne targets up to 90 kms.

FEATURES
  • 3D State of the art medium Range Surveillance and Tracking Radar.
  • TWS of airborne Targets up to 90 Kms.
  • ECCM features - Side-lobe blanking, Frequency agility and Jammer analysis.
  • Integrated IFF Mk XI with extractor & co-mounted antenna.
  • Configured in two TATRA vehicles one for radar and second for power source.
  • Fully automated and controlled from Radar Console with user friendly GUI.
  • Dedicated and exhaustive on-line BITE facility.
  • Facility for training controllers, operators & technical crew.
  • Facility for automatic transmission of data to Target Data Receiver (co-located with weapon system) up to a distance of 20 Km from radar using optical line,wire line and secure VHF radio set.
  • Data remoting of Tracks and plots over LAN to external networks - up to 500 m.
  • Facility for Remote control and diagnostic testing of the system from a distance of 100 meters.
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Tactical Control Radar (Reporter)


This is an early warning, alerting and cueing system,including weapon control functions. It is specially designed to be highly mobile and easily transportable,by air as well as on the ground. This radar minimises mutual interference of tasks of both air defenders and friendly air space users. The command and control capabilities of the RADAR in combination with an effective ground based air Defence provide maximum operational effectiveness with a safe, efficient and flexible use of the airspace.

FEATURES
  • All weather day and night capability
  • 40 km range, giving a large coverage
  • Multiple target handling and engagement capability
  • Local threat evaluation and engagement calculations assist the commander's decision making process, and give effective local fire distribution.
  • Easy to operate, and hence low manning requirements and stress reduction under severe conditions
  • Highly mobile system, to be used in all kinds of terrain, with short into and out of action times (deployment/redeployment)
  • Clutter suppression
  • High resolution, which gives excellent target discrimination and allows accurate tracking
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INDRA II

INDRA II is L Band low-flying detection radar that caters to the vital gap filling role in an air defence environment. It is a transportable and self-contained system with easy mobility and deployment features. The system consists mainly of an Antenna, Transmitter cabin and Display cabin mounted on three separate vehicles.

FEATURES
  • Fully coherent system
  • Frequency agility
  • Pulse compression
  • Advanced signal processing using MTD and CFAR Techniques
  • Track while scan for 2-D tracking
  • Capability to handle 200 tracks
  • Association of primary and secondary targets
  • Full tracking capabilities for manoeuvring targets
  • Multicolour PPI Raster Scan Display, presenting both MTI and Synthetic Video
  • Automatic target data transmission to a digital modem/networking of radars
  • Integral IFF
  • Ease of transportation and fast deployment
  • Deployment time of about 60 minutes
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Battle Field Surveillance Radar - Short Range


BFSR-SR is a man portable, battery powered surveillance and acquisition radar, capable of detecting and displaying a diversity of moving targets such as pedestrians, vehicles, tanks, etc.

APPLICATIONS
  • Border surveillance
  • Battlefield surveillance
  • Intelligence gathering
  • Protection of Sensitive sites
  • Protection of Industrial facilities, power plants, etc
  • Prevention of infiltration and illegal immigration
FEATURES
  • Light Weight, Man portable and fast deployment.
  • Operates 24 hours a day and under all weather conditions
  • J-band pulse Doppler radar with Built in Test Equipment (BITE).
  • Low probability of intercept with low peak power.
  • High resolution, coloured, north oriented radar picture on portable colour PC display with easy to use and menu driven user interface based on windows XP.
  • Track while scan of 99 targets.
  • Classification of targets based on Audio Doppler signature.
  • Provision to overlay geographical maps.
  • Inbuilt Global Positioning System for self-location of the radar.
  • Built in Digital Magnetic compass for North alignment.
  • Carried in three man packs for deployment to any location.
  • Provision to Network various radars to Command Post for wider area coverage.
  • Thermal Imager Camera Integration.
  • Built in training Simulator.
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Battlefield Surveillance Radar Medium Range (BFSR- MR)


Battlefield Surveillance Radar Medium Range (BFSR- MR) is a state of the art ground surveillance and Acquisition Radar capable of automatically detecting and displaying a diversity of moving targets such as pedestrians, vehicles, tanks, low flying Helicopters, etc. The radar supports Artillery units by location of shell bursts and providing fire correction data.

APPLICATIONS
  • Border surveillance
  • Battlefield surveillance
  • Intelligence gathering
  • Protection of Airfields
  • Artillery fire corrections
FEATURES
  • Detection and acquisition of moving targets up to 40Km in range and 360° in Azimuth
  • Operates 24 hours a day and under all weather conditions
  • Easy to transport and deploy
  • Pulse Doppler radar with Built In Test Equipment (BITE)
  • Target classification based on the Doppler tone
  • Low probability of intercept with low peak power
  • User-friendly menu driven interface based on Windows2000
  • Track while scan of up to 60 targets
  • Overlay of digital maps
  • Provision to integrate with command and control systems
  • Built in training simulator
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Kolar, August 26, 2017 16:56 IST
Updated: August 26, 2017 16:58 IST
http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...ment-at-bemls-kgf-factory/article19565725.ece

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Defence Minister Arun Jaitley travelling in an electric vehicle to inspect equipment at KGF unit of BEML on Saturday. Photo: VISHWA KUNDAPURA

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday rolled out indigenously designed and developed equipment at the Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) unit of Bharath Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML), a defence sector public undertaking.

The biggest ever diesel excavator BE1800D, the biggest crawler dozer BD475-1 and T-72 hull, meant for fitting into tanks, were launched by the Minister to the applause of the workforce of BEML gathered on the premises.

A brief demo of the equipment was held. Mr. Jaitley watched the use of a number of defence sector related equipment at the Defence hangar.

Mr. Jaitley complemented the BEML team for its efforts in producing indigenous products. Defence Secretary (Production) A.K. Gupta, BEML Managing Director Deepak Kumar Hota, MP K.H. Muniyappa and Deputy Commissioner K.V. Thrilokchandra were present.

MP pleads against BEML privatisation move

A number of organisations and personalities including Kolar MP Muniyappa submitted memoranda to Mr. Arun Jaitley centred around the issue of BEML’s privatisation move by the Centre.

BEM Employees Association (BEMEA) president Anjaneya Reddy, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) leader G. Arjunan and Robertsonpet City Municipal Council president B.P. Rameshkumar Jain submitted separate memoranda on this issue. The CITU also urged the Union government to revive the Bharath Gold Mines Ltd (BGML) activities at KGF.

Later, Mr. Muniyappa told reporters that he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon to convince him against the disinvestment from BEML.


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Indian Army to get medium range Indo-Israeli missile by 2020 for air defence

After years of wait, the Indian Army will finally get an advanced medium-range surface to air missile (MRSAM) system by 2020 which will be able to shoot down ballistic missiles, fighter jets and attack helicopters from a range of around 70 km.

The missile system will be produced by premier defence research organisation DRDO in collaboration with the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a senior army official said.

The MRSAM system will be capable of shooting down enemy ballistic missiles, aircraft, helicopters, drones, surveillance aircraft and AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control Systems) aircraft, the official said on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.

The current version of MRSAM is operational with the Indian Air Force and the Navy.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a Rs 17,000 crore deal with the IAI for the ambitious project.

The MR-SAM, a land-based version of the long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) for the Navy, will have a strike range of up 70 km, the official said. The deal envisages 40 firing units and around 200 missiles.

"The MRSAM for Army's Air Defence is an advanced all weather, 360-degree mobile land based theatre air defence system capable of providing air defence to critical areas against a wide variety of threats in a combat zone," the official said.

The first set of missile system will be ready in the next three years, he said.

The Army has been pressing the government to enhance its aerial attack capability considering the evolving security challenges.

In May, the Army successfully test fired an advanced version of the Brahmos land-attack cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The Indian Army, which became the first land force in the world to deploy the Brahmos in 2007, has raised several regiments of this formidable weapon.

In May 2015, the Army had inducted the indigenously- developed supersonic surface-to-air missile Akash which is capable of targeting enemy helicopters, aircraft and UAVs from a range of 25 km.

The Army thinks procurement of the MRSAM will mark a paradigm shift in its strike capability.

http://www.business-standard.com/ar...e-by-2020-for-air-defence-117082700197_1.html
 
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NEW DELHI , August 27, 2017 21:06 IST
Updated: August 27, 2017 21:06 IST
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-seeks-20000-crore-for-new-orders/article19571137.ece

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More firepower: Army needs to meet deficiencies in 46 types of ammunition and spares for 10 types of weapons. | Photo Credit: INDRANIL MUKHERJEE

It plans to make up for the deficiencies in ammunition; nothing to do with standoff with China: official
As part of the efforts to build up emergency reserves of spares and ammunition, the Army has sought ₹20,000 crore from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). This comes at the same time the MoD has sought ₹20,000 crore more to meet its financial requirement.

The Army’s request is meant to meet the procurements being made under the emergency powers of the Vice-Chief of Army Staff. “We are looking at making up for the deficiencies in phases, which will take several years. We have asked for ₹20,000 crore for the next round of orders. The file has been sent to the MoD,” a senior officer told The Hindu.

The Vice-Chief of Army was recently given unlimited financial powers to make emergency purchases so as to make up critical deficiencies in 46 types of ammunition and spares for 10 types of weapons to build stocks for 10 days of intense fighting. The decision was part of a review of defence preparedness after the Uri terror attack.

In the first phase of the procurements ending March, 19 contracts worth ₹12,000 crore were signed, with 11 of them for ammunition alone. “In all, there are 400 major items and other smaller items,” the officer said.

These purchases are done through the revenue stream, and for in-service equipment. So there is no need to go through the Defence Acquisition Council, a route that will cause delays, especially in capital procurements.


CAG flags lacunae

Earlier this month, in a report to Parliament, the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) found deficiencies in the Army’s War Wastage Reserves to fight an intense war of 10 days and 40 days.

According to MoD officials, Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra put forward a proposal early this month to the Finance Ministry for allocation of ₹20,000 crore, besides the defence budget of ₹2.74 lakh crore for 2017-2018. “The request is for covering financial shortages and to meet overall requirements. We are fully prepared to meet any immediate eventuality,” one official said, clarifying that the request had nothing to do with the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the tri-junction in Sikkim. “It is a fact that we have several requirements, but none would adversely impact our immediate responses,” the source said. While a part of the extra-allocation could go towards routine expenses, some of it would be used for urgent capital procurements, officials said.

A majority of the defence budget is taken up by the revenue component and pension, and little is left for capital procurements. Even in the capital allocation, a significant portion goes towards committed liabilities. The recently imposed customs duty has added to the strain.
 
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