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New Delhi: India has come out with a list of 152 items that are available to friendly nations as part of its plan to expand its current $11 billion defence base to $25 billion by 2025, with a $5 billion export component.
The list, including 85 kinds of equipment and 47 sub-systems, has been curated to meet the needs of the countries in the Indian Ocean Region and Africa â some of the top items featured on it are the Brahmos supersonic cruise missiles, the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers, and the Combat Management System.
The list, which was released by the Department of Defence Production during the Aero India air show last week, does not mention Arjun tanks and Astra air-to-air missiles, which were included in a separate list put out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presented the Tejas model to HAL chief R Madhavan at the opening ceremony of the Aero India 2021. Photo/ANI
Aero India 2021: HAL given contract to manufacture 83 Tejas fighter jets ANI | Updated: Feb 03, 2021 10:52 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 3 (ANI): A contract to manufacture 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighters was handed over to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) by the Defence Ministry at the Aero India international air show on Wednesday.
The event is being organised by the HAL on behalf of Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence, Government of India to promote Aerospace and Defence (AandD) manufacturing and export potential of the Defence Industry.
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