Defense

The requirement is listed under the Ministry of Defence, with the Department of Military Affairs as the department and the Indian Navy as the procuring organisation. The bid pertains to Maharashtra and specifies a total quantity of one development unit or lot.

The G72 is an indigenous modular submachine gun chambered for the widely used 9×19 mm cartridge. The Department of Defence Production describes the weapon as being intended for special forces, Army elements and law-enforcement personnel, with applications ranging from tactical operations to VIP protection and close-quarter battle, or CQB.

Within this, approximately ₹2.19 lakh crore has been allocated under the capital head. Of that amount, around ₹1.85 lakh crore is specifically meant for capital acquisition, representing an increase of roughly 24% over the previous financial year’s corresponding allocation.

The 3D Central Acquisition Radar, or 3D CAR, belongs to an Indian radar-development lineage that produced systems such as Rohini for the Indian Air Force and Revathi for naval use. DRDO documentation describes the earlier Central Acquisition Radar programme as an S-band radar technology that was progressively upgraded and adapted through collaboration involving DRDO, BEL and Indian industry.

Singh said India can offer some missile systems at almost one-fourth the price of comparable products from foreign OEMs. For countries seeking modern military capability without the procurement costs associated with many established Western systems, that price difference can become commercially important.

Shah expects the sector to expand further and estimated that India’s drone industry could eventually reach around ₹19,000–20,000 crore. The growth is being driven by rising military procurement, agricultural applications, surveying, infrastructure inspection, logistics, surveillance and a rapidly developing domestic manufacturing base.

WB Electronics India is responsible for the Polish group’s operations in the country and operates from New Delhi. The company describes its Indian portfolio as covering unmanned reconnaissance platforms, strike systems, battlefield-management technologies, military communications, fire-control systems, cybersecurity and equipment modernisation.

The Defence Production Secretary visited BEL Ghaziabad along with senior officials from the Department of Defence Production. He was received by Rashmi Kathuria, Executive Director and Unit Head, along with other senior officials of the complex.