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PIB digest for Thursday, 15 October

MoD signs Rs 4,106 crore defence contracts

Ministry of Defence · Security · Posted 15 OCT 2026 3:22PM

What happened

The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth approximately Rs 4,106 crore for the GSAT-7C communication satellite for the Indian Air Force and Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy. Both systems are indigenous designs aimed at boosting operational effectiveness and self-reliance.

Why it matters for UPSC

This procurement highlights India's push towards indigenous defence manufacturing and self-reliance in critical military technologies, relevant to UPSC syllabus topics on internal security, defence modernization, and indigenization of defence equipment.

Key objectives

  1. Acquire GSAT-7C communication satellite for the Indian Air Force worth Rs 2,563 crore from New Space India Limited.
  2. Acquire Varunastra Heavy Weight Torpedoes for the Indian Navy worth Rs 1,543 crore from Bharat Dynamics Limited.
  3. Promote self-reliance in critical defence technologies in line with Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India.