India, June 11 -- The defence ministry on Wednesday signed a Rs 449-crore contract with a firm for the procurement of 20 enhanced capability Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) jammers for the Indian Navy, officials said.

The contract has been signed under the 'Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured)' category, the ministry said. The eventual induction of the jammers would pave the way for safe operations by the Navy's ships in a multi-threat environment, it added.

The ministry has signed a contract with Accord Software and Systems Private Limited (ASSPL), Bengaluru, for the "procurement of 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System (ECGNSS) Jammers for the Indian Navy at a total cost of Rs 44...