Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD inks Rs 425 crore contract for 12 sets of 1.25 MW Marine Gas Turbine Generators for Indian Navy

• Capital acquisition contract by Ministry of Defence (MoD) with Bharat Forge Limited, Pune for 12 sets of 1.25 MW Marine Gas Turbine Generators (MGTGs) for the Indian Navy at ~Rs 425 crore.
• Procured under Buy (Indian) category of Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 with minimum 60% indigenous content.
• UPSC relevance: case-study of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence, indigenisation of critical propulsion/power-generation technology, and the Buy Indian procurement category.