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DAC approved procurement of VLS Range Missile System for Indian Navy: Details
DAC approved procurement of Vertically Launched Short Range Missile Systems for Indian Navy: Details, Features, Aim, Highlights
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved procurement of 14 Vertically Launched Short Range Missile Systems for Indian Navy.
Out of these, 10 Missile Systems will be indigenously developed and the remaining four will be imported. These missile systems will help boost self-defence capability of ships against anti-ship missiles.
VLS Missile System is an advanced system for holding and firing missiles on mobile naval platforms, such as surface ships and submarines. Each vertical launch system consists of a number of cells, which can hold one or more missiles ready for firing. Typically, each cell can hold a number of different types of missiles, allowing ship flexibility to load best set for any given mission.
These anti-missile VLS systems will be fitted on the warships in Navy’s made-in-India Project 28 Class corvettes, are considered essential in defending a warship against attacks from anti-ship missiles fired by enemy aircraft, warships, and submarines. However, these will be inducted only after trials & evaluation.
About DAC: DAC is Union Defence Ministry’s highest decision-making body on the capital procurement of Indian Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force). It is chaired by Defence Minister of India.
