2 days ahead of the Army Day (15 January 2021), the Indian Air Force and PM Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' initiative received a powerful acceleration as the Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday cleared the purchase of 83 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The Rs 48,000 crore deal will be the biggest ever in the indigenous military aviation sector.
Terming the mega deal as the gamechanger for self reliance in the Indian defence manufacturing, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh confirmed that the CCS chaired by PM Modi approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal.
The CCS chaired by PM Sh. @narendramodi today approved the largest indigenous defence procurement deal worth about 48000 Crores to strengthen IAF’s fleet of homegrown fighter jet ‘LCA-Tejas’. This deal will be a game changer for self reliance in the Indian defence manufacturing.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) January 13, 2021
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