INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Indian soldiers will now finally get modern hand grenades instead of grappling with ones of a vintage design of World War-II
The contract for the hand grenades, which were designed by the Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratories (TBRL) of DRDO, was inked with M/s
Economic Explosive Ltd (EEL) or the Solar Group of Nagpur
The contract will be executed over two years
This is the first such contract inked with a domestic private company
In the past, such ammunition products were either imported or made by the state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), which has 41 factories
The hand grenade project has been hanging fire since 2011 because the same grenades made by the OFB repeatedly failed to clear DGQA
(directorate general of quality assurance) tests
It was finally approved by the Defence Acquisitions Council in March 2019, with the contract being inked on Thursday
WatchDefence ministry inks Rs 409 crore contract for 10 lakh grenades
