'Hope to get new squadron of Sukhoi-30 fighter jets soon’: HAL

According to reports, HAL is expected to manufacture two additional aircraft from the facility by the end of 2019.

India, Sweden ink security protection agreement

The agreement was signed on Wednesday during Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's visit to the Nordic country.

These new assault rifles will come at a cost of around Rs 700 crore, Defence Ministry officials said.

The Defence Ministry vehemently objected to the 'parallel negotiations' conducted by PM's office with France, according to a report.

Army officials started an uproar on social media and subsequently the PCDA removed the information from its website.

This was decided at a meeting of the DAC, the ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement, officials said.

The go-ahead for both acquisitions was given by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), ministry's highest decision-making body on procurement.

Some of them even said the principal spokesperson’s comments reflected the approach of the bureaucracy towards the armed forces.

'Unnecessary controversies are being created and the statement perhaps needs to be seen in its full context', Ministry said.

Acquisition proposals were approved by DAC, Defence Ministry's highest decision making body on procurement.