India: Defence council clears order of BMP-2 and -2K combat vehicles

On 20 February, the Indian Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, approved capital acquisition proposals worth 9.2 billion rupees ($150 million), which primarily includes purchasing 149 Infantry Combat Vehicles for the army. 

Indian army BMP-2 Sarath (Picture source: Wikipedia)

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