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Union Cabinet approves export of Akash missile system

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Updated: December 30th, 2020, 22:25 IST
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The 'Akash' super sonic cruise missile with a range of 25km, passes through the Rajpath during the 58th Republic Day Parade - 2007, in New Delhi on January 26, 2007.

The 'Akash' super sonic cruise missile with a range of 25km, passes through the Rajpath during the 58th Republic Day Parade - 2007, in New Delhi on January 26, 2007.

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New Delhi: In a major move to boost domestic defence manufacturing, the government Wednesday approved the export of indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile system and set up a high-level committee to authorise the sale of major platforms to various countries.

The defence ministry said a committee comprising Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has been set up to authorise exports of major indigenous platforms.

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The decision to export the missile systems was taken at a Cabinet meeting presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Akash missile systems have over 96 percent indigenous components and the weapon can hit targets at a range of 25 km.

The ministry said many “friendly countries” have shown interest in procuring the missile during international exhibitions like the ‘DefExpo’ and ‘Aero India’.

Singh said the export version of Akash missiles would be different from the system currently deployed with Indian armed forces.

“Under the #AtmaNirbharBharat, India is growing in its capabilities of manufacturing a wide variety of Defence platforms & missiles. The Cabinet chaired by PM  @narendramodi ji today approved the export of Akash Missile System and a Committee for faster approvals has been created,” Singh tweeted.

He said Indian defence exports so far included parts and components.

“The export of big platforms was minimal. This decision by the Cabinet would help the country improve its defence products and make them globally competitive,” the defence minister said.

The ministry said the approval by the cabinet will facilitate Indian manufacturers to participate in the tendering process (Request for Information and Request For Proposal) by various countries.

“Besides Akash, there is interest coming in (for) other major platforms like coastal surveillance system, radars and air platforms. To provide faster approvals for export of such platforms, a committee comprising of Raksha Mantri, the External Affairs Minister and National Security Advisor has been created,” it said in a statement.

“This committee would authorise subsequent exports of major indigenous platforms to various countries. The committee would also explore various available options including the government-to-government route,” it added.      Singh said the government intends to focus on exporting high-value defence platforms with an aim to achieve a target of USD 5 billion in defence exports and improve strategic relations with friendly foreign countries.

The government has been majorly focusing on boosting domestic defence production and set a target of Rs 1.75 lakh crore (USD 25 billion) turnover in defence manufacturing by 2025.

According to estimates, the Indian armed forces are projected to spend around USD 130 billion in capital procurement in the next five years.

In May, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rolled out a number of reform measures for the defence sector including making separate budgetary outlay to procure Indian-made military hardware, increasing FDI limit from 49 percent to 74 percent under the automatic route and generating a year-wise negative list of weapons which won’t be imported.

In August, Singh announced that India will stop the import of 101 weapons and military platforms like transport aircraft, light combat helicopters, conventional submarines, cruise missiles and sonar systems by 2024.

Subsequently, the defence ministry released the first list of items, with a detailed timeline,  whose import won’t be allowed. The decision was aimed at promoting the domestic defence industry.

In a related development, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) identified 108 military systems and subsystems like navigation radars, tank transporters and missile canisters for the domestic industry to design, develop and manufacture.

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