Defence Ministry approves proposals worth Rs 4,276-cr
A meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council was held on Tuesday headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Defence Acquisition Council on Thursday cleared a proposal to buy six Apache attack helicopters for the Indian Army at a cost of around Rs 4,168 crore.
The AH-64E Apache helicopters will come with associated equipment including spares, training and ammunition.
The DAC also cleared a proposal to buy two sets of gas turbines from Ukraine for two Grigorovich class ships being built in Russia for India.
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The gas turbines will be bought by India from Ukraine due to the ongoing tension between the two nations — Russia and Ukraine. Their cost is Rs 490 crore.
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