Indian soldiers will get modern weapons, the Ministry of Defense has taken this big decision

New Delhi, 17 March 2023, Friday

Defense Ministry has spent Rs. More than 70 thousand crore proposals have been approved. Along with increasing the security of its international borders, India is also paying special attention to the needs of its troops. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted about this.

Indigenous development and designs for troops suited to India's diverse geographical conditions and requirements are being rapidly worked on. For this, the Ministry of Defense has approved proposals worth more than 70 thousand crore rupees. Along with increasing the security of its international borders, India is also paying special attention to developing weapon systems as per the needs of the troops. For this, necessary precautionary measures are being taken in the manufacture of indigenously designed weapons under Atmanirbhar India.

Persistent efforts are being undertaken to bring self-reliance in the defense sector. Proposals worth Rs 70,500 crore were approved today.

Over Rs 2.71 lakh crore worth of procurement cleared in FY23. 99% to be sourced from Indian industries. https://t.co/Ik3XMhXjMo

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) March 16, 2023

Use of Artificial Intelligence for Defense Equipment

Special attention is now being given to the use of artificial intelligence in weapons technology for the security of the country. In coming days Indian Army is working with several startups including DRDO to use AI to provide unmanned technology to the defense sector and make security more special.

Export of indigenous products also increased

The vision of self-reliance is also being worked on rapidly in the security of the country. As a result, not only is indigenous technology being adopted in the army, but defense exports are also seeing a boom. India has made rapid progress in defense related manufacturing. India's defense exports have grown more than 11 times in the last 9 years, moving rapidly towards defense self-reliance.