Defence Ministry signs defence procurement contracts worth Rs 4,666 crore

New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth a total of Rs 4,666 crore for the procurement of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines and Heavy Weight Torpedoes on Tuesday. According to an official statement, this move is aimed at strengthening the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces.

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The contracts have been signed in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh at South Block, New Delhi.

Under the agreements, contracts worth Rs 2,770 crore were inked with Bharat Forge Ltd and PLR Systems Pvt Ltd for the supply of over 4.25 lakh CQB Carbines along with accessories for the Indian Army and the Indian Navy. The procurement is part of the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative and is aimed at replacing legacy small arms with indigenous systems.

Separately, the Ministry signed a contract worth approximately Rs 1,896 crore with WASS Submarine Systems S.R.L., Italy, for the procurement and integration of 48 Heavy Weight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy’s Kalvari Class submarines under Project-75. Delivery of the torpedoes is scheduled to begin from April 2028 and conclude by early 2030.

The Ministry said that during FY'26 so far, capital contracts worth Rs 1.82 lakh crore have been signed for the modernisation of the Armed Forces.

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