Lok Sabha Question No. 177 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-07
Subject: Indigenous Production of Defence Equipment
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.177

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  MARCH, 2018

## INDIGENOUS PRODUCTION OF DEFENCE EQUIPMENT

- *177.  SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN MAADAM: SHRI  B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  special  innovative  projects  for  the development of indigenous production of defence equipment in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of the funds earmarked and allocated for such projects during the last three years, year-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  provided  any  funds  to  the  Defence  Research  and Development Organisation (DRDO)  projects for the development of innovative, intelligent  and  the  state-of-the-art  technology  gadgets  in  the  country  during  the  above period; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the list of projects pending for approval during the said period?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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¼Jherh  fueZyk lhrkje.k )

(a) to (d):

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 177 FOR ANSWER ON 7.3.2018

Some  of  the  new  special  innovative  projects  (Cost  >  Rs.  50  Crore) undertaken by DRDO in the last three years (1 st January 2015 - till date) are:

## Mission Mode Projects:

- Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) system for Indian Army
- Long  Range  Surface  to  Air  Missile  (LRSAM)  weapon  system  for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) for Indian Navy
- Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM)
- Guided Pinaka Rocket System
- Marinised Engineered AIP Energy Module (MAREEM).

## Technology Demonstration Projects:

- RudraM-II Air to Surface missile
- RudraM-III missile
- Anvesha
- Naval Anti Ship Missile-Short Range
- Supersonic missile assisted release of torpedo (SMART)
- Ground Based High Power Microwave (HPM) Directed Energy Weapon System
- Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)
- Akash Mk-1S missile
- Stealth Wing Flying Test bed (SWiFT)
- AESA based Integrated Sensor Suite (ABISS) for Maritime and Pollution Surveillance
- Dhruvastra -  Air to Surface Missile
- ATGM for MBT Arjun Mk-II
- Electric Gun and Turret Drive System (ELEGANT).

As  can  be  seen  the  above  projects  covers  a  wide  variety  of  technology domains from aeronautics to missiles and naval systems.

:  2  : Details of funds earmarked is enclosed in the Table below:

| S. No.                             | Project Title                                                                                                 | DoS                                | PDC                                | Cost (Rs. in Crore)                |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Mission Mode Projects:             | Mission Mode Projects:                                                                                        | Mission Mode Projects:             | Mission Mode Projects:             | Mission Mode Projects:             |
| 1                                  | Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) system for Indian Army                                            | 08-03-2017                         | 07-03-2023                         | 17262.16                           |
| 2                                  | Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) weapon system for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) for Indian Navy | 24-03-2017                         | 23-09-2022                         | 1076.30                            |
| 3                                  | Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM)                                                                      | 08-12-2017                         | 07-12-2022                         | 981.50                             |
| 4                                  | Guided Pinaka Rocket System                                                                                   | 08-02-2017                         | 07-02-2020                         | 192.05                             |
| 5                                  | Marinised Engineered AIP Energy Module (MAREEM)                                                               | 21-06-2016                         | 21-08-2020                         | 181.68                             |
| Technology Demonstration Projects: | Technology Demonstration Projects:                                                                            | Technology Demonstration Projects: | Technology Demonstration Projects: | Technology Demonstration Projects: |
| 6                                  | Rudra M-II                                                                                                    | 07-03-2016                         | 06-03-2020                         | 489.06                             |
| 7                                  | Rudra M-III                                                                                                   | 20-02-2017                         | 19-02-2022                         | 485.08                             |
| 8                                  | Anvesha                                                                                                       | 06-05-2016                         | 05-05-2021                         | 479.28                             |
| 9                                  | Naval Anti Ship Missile-Short Range                                                                           | 18-08-2017                         | 17-08-2021                         | 434.06                             |
| 10                                 | Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)                                                        | 11-11-2016                         | 10-05-2021                         | 340.00                             |
| 11                                 | Ground Based High Power Microwave (HPM) Directed Energy Weapon System                                         | 06-06-2017                         | 05-06-2022                         | 180.00                             |
| 12                                 | Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)                                                                | 27-01-2015                         | 26-07-2018                         | 73.46                              |
| 13                                 | Akash Mk-1S missile                                                                                           | 08-06-2016                         | 07-06-2018                         | 70.42                              |
| 14                                 | Stealth Wing Flying Testbed (SWiFT)                                                                           | 05-12-2016                         | 04-12-2020                         | 70.31                              |
| 15                                 | AESA based Integrated Sensor Suite (ABISS) for Maritime and Pollution Surveillance                            | 03-03-2016                         | 02-03-2019                         | 67.23                              |
| 16                                 | Dhruvastra - Air to Surface Missile                                                                           | 24-01-2018                         | 23-01-2021                         | 66.74                              |
| 17                                 | ATGM for MBT Arjun Mk-II                                                                                      | 10-05-2016                         | 09-05-2020                         | 66.02                              |
| 18                                 | Electric Gun and Turret Drive System (ELEGANT)                                                                | 28-06-2016                         | 27-06-2020                         | 56.00                              |

There is a well established mechanism followed in DRDO for the sanctioning of the projects. On compliance of the same, projects are sanctioned accordingly.

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