The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) which met under the Chairmanship of Defence on 23/11/2021 has approved the long-pending deal for the manufacture of 6.71 lakh AK-203 assault rifles in India, according to a source.
The two countries had signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) in February 2019 following which a joint venture, Indo-Russian Rifles Private Ltd. (IRRPL), was set up at Korwa in Uttar Pradesh for manufacturing the rifles.
India had signed a deal in August for 70,000 AK-103 assault tickets to be procured off the shelf. The deliveries would begin within three months once the first payment is made and would be completed in six months.
Another deal likely to make progress is for Igla-S Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems. The Ka-226T utility helicopter deal is unlikely to be cleared.
The DAC approved a proposal for the procurement of the GSAT-7C communication satellite for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a cost of ₹2,236 crore.
Induction of the GSAT-7C satellite and ground hubs for Software Defined Radios (SDRs) will enhance the ability of the armed forces to communicate beyond Line of Sight (LoS) among one another in all circumstances in a secure mod
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