The Defence Ministry today gave its nod for purchase of six more C-130J “Super Hercules” aircraft from the US in a deal worth over Rs 4,000 crore. The Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister A K Antony cleared the deal and it will now go to Cabinet Committee on Security for the final approval, sources said. The DAC also cleared a proposal for placing an order for 235 T-90 tanks worth Rs 6,000 crore with the Ordnance Factory Board. These battle tanks would be manufactured under the Transfer-of-Technology agreement India has signed with Russia.
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 05:24:03 +0000
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