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MoD Signs Two Contracts for Procurement of SDRs and RTFLTS.

MOUs and Agreement | Dated: 22 Feb 2025

In February 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed two contracts worth approximately Rs. 1,917.47 crore for the procurement of Software Defined Radios (SDRs) and Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks (RTFLTs) to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Indian Army (IA), Indian Navy (IN), and Indian Air Force (IAF).

🎯 Key Highlights:

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The first contract, valued at Rs. 1,220.12 crore, involves the procurement of 149 SDRs from Bengaluru (Karnataka) based Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the ICG. SDRs were procured under the 'Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured, IDDM)' category of the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP).
  • (ii) The second contract, worth Rs. 697.35 crore, involves the procurement of 1,868 RTFLTs from Faridabad (Haryana) based Action Construction Equipment (ACE) Limited and Ballabgarh (Haryana) based JCB India Limited, a subsidiary of Joseph Cyril Bamford Excavators Limited in the United Kingdom (UK).
  • (iii) The RTFLTs will be produced under the 'Buy (Indian)' category, which will support the indigenisation effort and the Make in India initiative in defence.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, the Ministry of Defence signed contracts for the procurement of which two systems?

Correct Answer: SDRs and RTFLTS

🚀 Quick Recap:

About Ministry of Defence (MoD)

  • Minister : Rajnath Singh
  • Headquarters : New Delhi