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Firepower by India, for India
Why is it in news?
- Defence deals worth Rs 33,000 crores have been placed with the Ordinance Factory Board and Bharat Electronics Limited in the last two months.
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- Major orders
(1) T-90 tanks
(a) Built by- Ordinance Factory Board under license from Russia.
(b) Cost- 19,100 crore for 464 T-90S/ SK tanks
(c) The tanks are equipped with the French Thales-built Catherine-FC thermal sights, and utilise Russian Kontakt-5 K-5 explosive reactive armoured plates.
(d) The first T-90S MBT was delivered to India in January 2004..
(2) Akash Missile
(a) Akash is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defense system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
(b) Cost- 6,300 crore
(3) Integrated Advanced Command and Control System Nodes
(a) Built by- Bharat Electronics Limited
(b) Cost- 7,900 crore
Source
The Hindu