MoD to buy 70,000 more assault rifles from US-based Sig Sauer for ₹800 crore
National
The Ministry of Defence has cleared a proposal to purchase 70,000 more semi-automatic assault rifles from US-based Sig Sauer for Indian Army which is already using them from 2019 onwards. The repeat order for acquisition of Sig Sauer is valued at ₹800 crore. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of Ministry of Defence held recently to arm soldiers deployed in counter-insurgency duties and at borders.
The Ministry of Defence has cleared a proposal to purchase 70,000 more semi-automatic assault
The repeat order for acquisition of Sig Sauer is valued at ₹800 crore, said defence sources.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of Ministry of Defence
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