The Centre is likely to take up big ticket defence purchases, worth over
`20,000 crore, including Chinook heavy lift helicopters and Apache
attack helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) during the meeting of
the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Friday. Sources said the DAC,
headed by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, may also discuss the `7,000
crore Arjun MK-II procurement case of the Army along with several other
projects of the Navy.
“The DAC may also discuss the role of
agents in the defence procurement procedure in the wake of recent
controversies related to alleged involvement of middlemen in defence
deals,” sources said.
It will be the second DAC meeting during the NDA regime. Last month, the first DAC chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley had cleared defence contracts worth `21,000 crore.
Among the major proposals, a `9,000 crore tender to provide fleet support ships for the Navy, proposal for supply of 32 HAL-built Advanced Light Helicopter ‘Dhruv’ to the Coast Guard and the Navy at a cost of `7,000 crore was also cleared. The DAC had also given its go ahead for procurement of five fast patrol vessels (FPV) and offshore patrol vessels (OPV) each for the coast guard at the cost of `2,360 crore.
“The DAC may also discuss the role of
agents in the defence procurement procedure in the wake of recent
controversies related to alleged involvement of middlemen in defence
deals,” sources said.It will be the second DAC meeting during the NDA regime. Last month, the first DAC chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley had cleared defence contracts worth `21,000 crore.
Among the major proposals, a `9,000 crore tender to provide fleet support ships for the Navy, proposal for supply of 32 HAL-built Advanced Light Helicopter ‘Dhruv’ to the Coast Guard and the Navy at a cost of `7,000 crore was also cleared. The DAC had also given its go ahead for procurement of five fast patrol vessels (FPV) and offshore patrol vessels (OPV) each for the coast guard at the cost of `2,360 crore.
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