Rajahmundry (AP): The government is spending
40 per cent of its defence allocation for modernisation of
armed forces, Union Minister of State for Defence, M M Pallam
Raju, said on Tuesday.
The government has taken steps to modernise Army, Navy
and Air Force to meet challenges, he told reporters here.
Thirty nine ordinance units, three shipyards and eight
public sector undertakings in defence sector will be
modernised and fire control system improved.
BrahMos missile's naval and land version are ready. We
are taking steps to develop aircraft version, he said adding,
"instead of transferring the new methods from one country
(Russia) to another, we can achieve good results if both the
nations (India and Russia) cooperate with each other to
produce weapons."
The Centre is strengthening intelligence agencies in view
of threats, he said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 23:34