India defence panel starts process to buy arms worth $12.3 billion

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s defence acquisition council has approved the start of a process to acquire arms and military equipment worth 1.05 trillion rupees ($12.31 billion), the defence ministry said on Thursday.

The proposals include armoured recovery vehicles and electronic warfare system for the three services and surface-to-air missiles, among others, the ministry said.

($1 = 85.3260 Indian rupees)

(Reporting by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)

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