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MoD & BEL sign Rs 1,950 crore contract for Mountain Radars for IAF. Photo: PIB

India signs Rs.1,950 crore defence deal—Game-changing radars to guard borders!

| @indiablooms | Mar 31, 2026, at 05:39 pm

Strengthening India’s indigenous defence capabilities under Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India, Ministry of Defence (MoD) has inked a major capital acquisition contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the procurement of two Mountain Radars, including associated equipment and required infrastructure for the Indian Air Force, at a cost of around Rs 1,950 crore.

The contract, under Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) category, was signed in the presence of senior officials of MoD & BEL in New Delhi on March 31, 2026.

This Mountain Radar is indigenously designed and developed by Electronics & Radar Development Establishment of DRDO and will be manufactured by BEL.

The installation and commissioning of these radars will boost the country’s air defence and strengthen national security.

The procurement will also reduce the dependency on foreign equipment.

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