Defence Acquisition Council gives nod to Navy’s Project 17 Bravo for 7 new state-of-the-art frigates
New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has accorded an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to Project 17 Bravo of the Indian Navy, under which seven new state-of-the-art Frigates would be built. And even though the project was not mentioned in the press release, sources confirmed it has been sanctioned.
The DAC, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to Rs 1,44,716 crore Tuesday.
The Project 17 Bravo stealth frigates are a follow-on of Nilgiri class frigates, also known as Project-17A class frigates, currently being built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) and Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE).
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Even for the new project, MDL and GRSE ...