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Plan for bigger, heavier, stealthy next-generation destroyers gets defence council’s approval - The Times of India
By Surendra Singh2 min read at Times of India
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The Defence Acquisition Council, led by Rajnath Singh, gave in-principle approval to the next-generation destroyer programme under Project 18A, which will design bigger, heavier, and stealthier warships.
The project is estimated to cost over Rs 75,000 crore and is expected to start delivery 5-10 years after the contract is signed.
The ministry stated that 82% of the overall DAC-cleared defence proposals are earmarked for the domestic defence industry under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat framework.
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NEW DELHI: The long-pending next-generation destroyer programme has received a formal push with the Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) giving its in-principle approval to the futuristic warships under Project 18A on Monday under the “naval platforms” category.
The proposed stealth guided-missile destroyers, to be designed by Warship Design Bureau, will be bigger, heavier and equipped with advanced weapons and technologies and part of future frontline surface combatants of the Indian Navy. The project may cost upwards of Rs 75,000 crore and the delivery is likely to start 5-10 years after the contract is signed. “The futuristic destroyers will have displacement upwards of 10,000 tonnes, making them significantly larger than the Visakhapatnam-class destroyers (7,400 tonnes),” a source told TOI. “These warships will have more firepower, more sensors…
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