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      Question

      What is the value of the contract signed by the Ministry

      of Defence with Advanced Weapon Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) for remote control guns?
      A ₹1,000 crores Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B ₹1,500 crores Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C ₹1,752.13 crores Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D ₹2,000 crores Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E ₹2,500 crores Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      •     The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 1,752.13-crore contract with Advanced Weapon Equipment India Limited (AWEIL), a Kanpur-based firm for manufacturing and supply of 463 indigenously built 12.7 mm stabilised remote control guns for the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard. •     This contract will also open up a large avenue in defence manufacturing for over 125 Indian vendors and Defence PSUs for over a period of five years. •     These guns will enhance the capability of the Navy and the Coast Guard to accurately engage small targets that pose a threat to ships in an asymmetric environment, both by day and night.

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