India bagged USD 40 million defence deal with Armenia:
India won a $40 million defence deal to supply 4 indigenously-built weapons locating radars to Armenia in Europe. India won the deal by overtaking Russia and Poland. The move by GoI is to boost the defence sector of the country. The deal is a major achievement for the `Make in India` programme in the defence sector.
Highlights:
Under the deal, India will supply 4 SWATHI weapon locating radars. The weapon is to be developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and delivered to Armenia in Europe.
Armenians had conducted trials of systems offered by Russia and Poland but they approved the Indian system, which was developed by DRDO. India began the supply of the equipment to Armenia.
SWATHI weapon:
♦ The SWATHI weapon will help in locating radars.
♦ It provides fast, automatic and accurate location of enemy weapons like shells, mortars, and rockets in its 50-km range.
♦ The weapon includes 81mm (or higher calibre mortars), 105mm (or higher calibre shells) and 120mm (or higher calibre free flying rockets).
♦ The weapon is being developed by DRDO`s Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE)
♦ SWATHI can simultaneously handle multiples projectiles fired from different weapons at different locations.
♦ The weapon can adjust the fire of its own artillery weapon also.
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