Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 449 crore contract for 20 Enhanced Capability Global Navigation Satellite System Jammers for Indian Navy

• Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a Rs 449 crore contract with Accord Software and Systems Pvt Ltd (ASSPL), Bengaluru for 20 Enhanced Capability GNSS (ECGNSS) Jammers for the Indian Navy.
• Procurement under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category with minimum 75% indigenous content — exemplar of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence electronic warfare (EW).
• UPSC-relevant intersection of GS-III (Internal Security / Defence Indigenisation / S&T) and current affairs on India's EW capability build-up.