(a) whether India has become the world’s largest importer of weapons and military equipment;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the details of weapons and military equipment imported during the last three years and the current year along with the value / cost, country-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE (DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) to (c): Capital procurement of defence equipment is undertaken from various domestic as well as foreign vendors, based on operational requirements of the Armed Forces, the availability or capacity to produce the equipment in India and abroad and to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges.
During the last three years and current year (upto June, 2018), 106 contracts have been signed with Indian vendors and 62 have been signed with foreign vendors including those from Russia, Israel, USA, France, UK and Germany for procurement of defence equipment for Armed Forces. The major defence equipment imported include Radars, Rockets, Artillery Guns, Rifles, Aircraft, Helicopters, Laser Designation Pods, Pods for Aircrafts, Missiles, Weapons, Simulator and Ammunition.
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