Overview
- The contracts were signed at South Block in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and cover equipment for the Army and Navy.
- The Rs 2,770 crore carbine order goes to Bharat Forge and PLR Systems with a roughly 60:40 production split and deliveries expected within about two years.
- PLR Systems is 51% owned by an Adani subsidiary, placing Adani-linked manufacturing within the carbine supply chain.
- A separate Rs 1,896 crore deal with Italy’s WASS will supply 48 heavyweight torpedoes for Kalvari-class submarines, with deliveries from April 2028 to early 2030.
- The Defence Ministry says FY26 capital acquisition contracts now total Rs 1,82,492 crore as part of its ongoing modernisation drive.