India, April 1 -- Strengthening India's indigenous defence capabilities under Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India, the Ministry of Defence (MoD)on Tuesday here 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 the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, was signed in the presence of senior officials of the defence ministry and BEL.

This Mountain Radar is indigenously designed and developed by Electronics & Radar Development Establishment of the Defence Research and Development Organisation ...