DAC has cleared the procurement of light armored vehicles from Indian vendors, officials said. It includes the procurement of around 800 light armored multi-purpose vehicles and integrated surveillance and targeting systems for almost Rs 2,000 crore to enhance protection, mobility, attack capability, and increased survivability of the Army’s mechanized forces.
The AoN was also accorded for procurement of high-mobility gun-towing vehicles for swift mobilization and deployment of howitzers and radars.