Defence ministry signs Rs 500 crore contract to strengthen Indian Army’s communication system

New Delhi, June 16: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday announced that it has inked a contract with ICOMM Tele, for the procurement of 1,035 numbers of 5/7.5 Ton Radio Relay Communication equipment containers.

The value of the contract which is under the Buy (Indian) Category is nearly Rs 500 crore, it added.

 

 

 

According to the ministry, the delivery of the containers is scheduled to commence from the current Financial Year 2023-24.

 

"The Radio Relay Containers will address a long overdue requirement of mobile communication detachments of the Indian Army. These containers will be utilized to provide a protected environment for communication equipment to function in a failsafe and reliable manner," it added.

 

The containers would be mounted on authorized specialist vehicles and moved as per operational requirements.

 

"The company would produce the containers with all equipment and sub-systems sourced from indigenous manufacturers. This will give further boost to the indigenous manufacturing of defence equipment and stimulate the private sector to actively engage in realizing the vision of Aatmnirbhar Bharat," the ministry said.

 

The development of such state-of-the-art equipment will also help in boosting exports to friendly countries, it added.