(a) whether the Government has approved the acquisition of defence equipment worth Rs. 22,800 crore which includes indigenous systems to promote Make in India Project;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the main features of thermal imaging night vision machine; and
(d) whether other modern systems designed indigenously have been developed and integrated in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
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(a) & (b): The capital procurement of defence equipment is undertaken based on threat perception, operational challenges and technological changes and to keep the Armed Forces in a state of readiness to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges.
During the last three years (2016-17 to 2018-19) and current financial year (upto December, 2019), Government has accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to 138 capital acquisition proposals that promote indigenous sourcing/manufacturing.
(c) & (d): Main features of Thermal Imaging Night Vision Instrument are as follow:-
• Provides vision in pitch dark night.
• Used during day for viewing through dust and smoke in the battlefield.
• Used for Surveillance and Target Acquisition for firing on the target.
• Fitted on land based, naval or air-borne platform.
The following major systems indigenously developed/integrated have been inducted in to the Armed Forces namely Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) system, missiles under Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), Radar, Sonars, Torpedoes etc.
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