Govt To Buy Rs 10,200-Cr Worth India-Made Ammunition

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security has approved the indigenous procurement of ammunition worth around Rs10,200 crore for the Indian Army’s Pinaka multi-launcher rocket system, in another booster shot for the country’s self-reliance in the Defence manufacturing sector, according to senior officials. The two deals include high-explosive pre-fragmented ammunition at a cost of about Rs5,700 crore and area denial munitions for around Rs4,500 crore.