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Indian gov't clears proposal to procure surface-to-air missiles for Navy

Xinhua, April 4, 2017 Adjust font size:

Indian government has approved procurement of a fresh batch of Barak surface-to-air missiles for its naval warships to enhance maritime capability, the state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said Tuesday.

The proposal was approved during a meeting of the defence acquisition council (DAC), chaired by India's Defense Minister Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on Monday evening to approve capital acquisition proposals totalling 133 million U.S. dollars.

The broadcaster quoting sources said the missiles will be procured under "buy global" category from Rafael Advance Defense Systems Limited of Israel at an approximate cost of around 77 million U.S. dollars.

DAC is highest decision making body for capital acquisition in Indian defense ministry. Endit