Defence Ministry clears Rs 5,000 crore acquisition proposals

November 11, 2013 20:41

The Defence Ministry today cleared proposals worth over Rs 5,000 crore for procuring equipment including night vision devices for infantry soldiers and rockets but deferred decisions on buying anti-tank and anti- ship missiles from an Israeli firm facing a CBI probe.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister A K Antony was supposed to take a call on procuring Barak air defence missiles and Spike third generation anti- tank guided missiles from Israeli firm Rafael under projects worth over Rs 15,000 crore together.

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