CCS offers nod to fifth technology plane mission value ₹15,000 crore

The Cupboard Committee on Safety (CCS) on Thursday gave nod to a Defence Analysis and Growth Organisation (DRDO) mission for designing and creating Superior Medium Fight Plane (AMCA) to fulfil Indian Air Power’s (IAF’s) requirement for a fifth technology stealth fighter jet.

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Apart from that, the CCS in its assembly, stated to be the final earlier than Lok Sabha polls are introduced, has additionally cleared proposals for acquisition of 34 new Superior Mild Helicopters Dhruv for the Indian Military and Indian Coast Guard. Of those, the Military will get 25 of the copters whereas Coast Guard remaining 9 of them, stated sources are conscious of the event. The Dhruvs, manufactured by the navratna PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL), are additionally operated by the IAF, Indian Navy, Border Safety Power (BSF) and state governments since 2002.

In the meantime, the AMCA mission, believed to price round ₹15,000 crore, could be developed by DRDO’s Aeronautical Growth Company in collaboration with varied personal and public entities to fabricate 5 prototypes in about 5 years, authorities sources stated.

With this, the federal government has given indication that it’s going to depend on indigenously made fifth technology plane relatively than shopping for from overseas gear producers, giving a lift to atmanirbharta within the defence sector.