Medium range surface-to-air missile weapon system
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The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting on Friday accorded in-principle administrative approval to various acquisition proposals for the defence forces, valued at around ₹52,000 crore.The DAC meeting, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, took place on Friday. In attendance was new leadership of the armed forces – including Chief of Defence Staff General Raja Subramani, Chief of Army Staff General Dhiraj Seth and Chief of Navy Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan – alongside Defence Secretary RK Singh and other senior officials.The approval for the Indian Army was granted for the procurement of anti-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) electronic warfare system ‘AKASH TARANG’, man portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) systems, medium range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) weapon system, very short range air defence system (V-SHORADS), active protection system (APS) for tanks and jet-based Kamikaze drone system, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Friday.DRDO’s roleOf them, three missile systems –- MPATGM, MRSAM and V-SHORADS – have emerged from the labs of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
