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The Ministry of Defence connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025) signed defence procurement contracts worthy ₹4,666 crore for the acquisition of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines for the Indian Army and Navy and Heavyweight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy, successful a large propulsion towards modernisation and operational preparedness of the Armed Forces.
The contracts were inked successful the beingness of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh astatine South Block, New Delhi, officials said.
According to Ministry of defence, nether the archetypal contract, implicit 4.25 lakh CQB Carbines on with accessories, valued astatine ₹2,770 crore, volition beryllium procured for the Indian Army and the Indian Navy from Bharat Forge Ltd and PLR Systems Pvt Ltd. The induction of these indigenously manufactured carbines marks the culmination of a long-standing effort to regenerate bequest tiny arms with modern, high-lethality weapons successful enactment with the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ vision.
Designed arsenic a cardinal constituent of the modern infantry arsenal, the CQB Carbine offers a compact design, precocious complaint of occurrence and enhanced lethality, providing a decisive vantage successful close-combat and confined-space operations. The task besides underscores increasing government–private assemblage synergy, strengthening the Make successful India inaugural portion boosting employment, supporting MSMEs, and deepening India’s indigenous defence manufacturing ecosystem, the Ministry added.
The 2nd contract, valued astatine astir ₹1,896 crore, was signed with WASS Submarine Systems S.R.L., Italy for the procurement and integration of 48 Heavyweight Torpedoes on with associated instrumentality for the Indian Navy’s Kalvari Class (Project-75) submarines. The acquisition volition importantly heighten the combat capableness of the Navy’s six submarines nether the class.
Officials said transportation of the heavyweight torpedoes is scheduled to commence from April 2028 and volition beryllium completed by aboriginal 2030. Equipped with precocious technological features and robust operational capabilities, the torpedoes volition fortify the Navy’s underwater warfare prowess.
The latest acquisitions underline the Government’s committedness to gathering the evolving operational requirements of the Armed Forces done the induction of precocious and niche technologies.
In the Financial Year 2025–26, the Ministry of Defence has truthful acold signed superior acquisition contracts worthy ₹1,82,492 crore, reflecting a sustained absorption connected the modernisation and indigenisation of India’s defence forces.
