An Update by Ritika Behal and Kavita Nagpal Defence Program: Landing Platform Docks (LPDs) for Indian Navy RFI Issued: 24 August 2021 Quantity: 4 (Four) Estimated Cost: Rs. 20000 Crores ($3 Billion) approx. Delivery Window: The first vessel to be delivered within maximum of 60 months from the date of signing the contract; followed by…
An Update by Ritika Behal and Kavita Nagpal Defence Program: Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Program Conception Year: 2009 Design Group / Developed By: Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Aircraft Research and Design Centre (HAL) and Defence Research and Development Organization To Be Manufactured By: HAL, and an Indian private company Role: Stealth multirole fighter Primary…
Defence program: P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) Aircraft For Defence Service: Indian Navy Prime Contractor: Boeing Category: Buy Global Quantity: 6 (12 already inducted) Estimated Cost: $1.8 Billion – $2 Billion Total Requirement by Indian Navy: 22 Current Status: Price negotiations for the procurement to begin soon Project Brief: Maritime surveillance capability is a…
Defence Program: Next Generation Missile Vessels For Defence Service: Indian Navy RFI Issued: 2 January 2015 Quantity: 6 Nos. Estimated Cost: Rs 9,805 Crores (Approx. Rs 1.2 billion) Cost Per Unit: Rs 1,634 crore (US$ 220 Million) Category: Buy & Make (Indian) Current Status: Contract has been awarded to Cochin Shipyard in March 23 Project…
Defence Program: Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMV) for Indian Navy RFI Issued: 3rd Aug 2023 Quantity: 12 Nos. Total required Quantity: 26 Nos. Estimated Cost: Over Rs 35000 Crores Category: Buy (Indian-IDDM) / Buy (Indian) Likely Contenders: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL), L&T Shipbuilding, Mazagon Dock Limited, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Cochin Shipyard Limited Current…
Defence Program: Air Defence Guns for Indian Army RFI Issued: 7th October 2022 Quantity: 220 air defence guns along with 141,576 rounds of ammunition Estimated Cost: for Rs. 6500 Crores Category: Buy & Make (Indian) Confirmed Contenders: Larsen & Toubro, Advanced Weapons & Equipment India Ltd (AWEIL), and a consortium consisting of Bharat Heavy Electricals…
Program: Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) for Indian Army RFI Issued: May 2021 Category: ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ Quantity: 1770 Nos. Estimated Cost: $5-6 Billion Approx. Current Status: A RFP is still awaited Brief Details The Indian Army requires state-of-the-art ‘technology enabled’ Main Battle Tank (MBT) to replace the existing aging fleet of (four-decade old) Soviet-origin T-72…
Quantity: 111 Estimated Cost: Rs 21,738 Crores ($3.5 Billion) RFI Issued: February 2019 Current Status: RFP Awaited Primary Users: Indian Navy Brief: The procurement of 111 light Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) for the Indian Navy is to be the first project under the Strategic Partnership (SP) model. The program for procuring 111 NUHs worth Rs…
Manufacturer: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Designed and Developed: Rotary Wing Research and Design Centre (RWR&DC) Project Launched: 2009 Quantity: 187 Status: In production Primary Users: Indian Army and Indian Air Force Brief: The Indian Army and Air Force have a total projected requirement of having 384 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH), of which, 197 helicopters are…
