In another step towards being atmanirbhar with regards to the state of the art defence equipment, the Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with Mahindra Defence Systems for Anti-Submarine Warfare Defence Suites for the Indian Navy worth ₹1,349.95 crore.
The deal has been signed under the ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’ category of defence procurement as India is steadily boosting its indigenous defence industry. According to A P Shukla, Chairman of Mahindra Defence System who siad, “this deal is the first major contract awarded to the private sector “for underwater detection and protection from threats”.
Under the deal, the Indian Navy will get 14 Integrated Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Defence Suites (IADS.
The congratulations are due to the Naval Systems group of Mahindra Defence. They’ve been embodiments of the adage: Slow & steady wins the race… https://t.co/tClpkoM17O
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 27, 2021
The Defence Ministry said in a statement said these systems are designed to detect enemy submarines and torpedoes at extended ranges which will add give protection to the surface fleet and are capable of diverting incoming torpedoes fired by enemy submarines.
Mahindra Defence Systems have said that their platform is capable of operations from all sizes of warships — small, medium and large and is equipped with a complex array of sensors, which can undertake surveillance.
“This advanced system is the first of its kind being developed by an Indian company for Indian Navy,” the company’s statement read.
Once this defence platform is installed in Indian warships, it will prove to be a challenge for enemy submarines as China is now actively increasing its presence in the Indian Ocean Region.
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