India approves purchase of defense equipment worth $5.4B

India’s Defense Acquisition Council has approved nine proposals to buy defense equipment worth a combined 450 billion rupees ($5.41 billion) from domestic vendors, a government statement said, Report informs referring to Reuters.

The Defense Acquisition Council, the top government body for capital acquisition approvals for the Indian military, approved procurement of survey vessels for the navy, plus 12 Su-30 aircraft and Dhruvastra short-range air-to-surface missile for the air force.

The council also approved the purchase of light armored multipurpose vehicles, an integrated surveillance and targeting system (ISAT-S) and high-mobility gun-towing vehicles.