MoD Signs Rs 4,106 Crore Defence Deals for Air Force Satellite and Navy's Varunastra Torpedoes

MoD signs Rs 4,106 crore defence deals for Air Force satellite and Navy's Varunastra Torpedoes

India has signed defence contracts worth Rs 4,106 crore for the GSAT-7C satellite for the Indian Air Force and Varunastra heavyweight torpedoes for the Navy. The agreements aim to strengthen military communications, anti-submarine warfare and indigenous defence manufacturing.

₹4,106-crore defence deals: IAF gets its own communication satellite, Navy gets Varunastra anti-submarine torpedoes

The torpedo homes in on targets acoustically and uses autonomous guidance algorithms and countermeasure-resistance features, reports say. This lets it track quiet submarines in shallow and deep water without a human steering it.

Eyes in space, more firepower underwater: How India's ₹4,106-crore ...

Defence Ministry signs Rs 4,106 crore deals for IAF satellite, Navy torpedoes

The contracts cover the GSAT-7C communication satellite for the Indian Air Force and Varunastra torpedoes for the Indian Navy. Both acquisitions will strengthen operational capabilities and support domestic defence manufacturing.

IAF to Get Dedicated GSAT-7C Satellite, Navy to Acquire Varunastra Torpedoes in Rs 4,106-Crore Deal

The Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed contracts worth Rs 4,106 crore for a dedicated communication satellite for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the acquisition of indigenously developed Varunastra heavy-weight torpedoes for the Indian Navy, bolstering military communications and anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The two contracts cover the GSAT-7C satellite at Rs 2,563 crore and […]