New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with ICOMM Tele Limited, Hyderabad, for the procurement of 1,035 numbers of 5/7.5 Ton Radio Relay Communication equipment containers. 

The contract, which is worth nearly Rs 500 crore, was signed on June 15, 2023, in New Delhi under the Buy (Indian) Category. The delivery of the containers is scheduled to commence from the current Financial Year 2023-24.

The Radio Relay Containers will address a long overdue requirement of mobile communication detachments of the Indian Army. These containers will provide a protected environment for communication equipment to function in a failsafe and reliable manner. The containers will be mounted on authorized specialist vehicles and moved as per operational requirements.

ICOMM Tele Limited will produce the containers with all equipment and sub-systems sourced from indigenous manufacturers. This move is expected to give a further boost to the indigenous manufacturing of defence equipment and incentivize the private sector to engage in realizing the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The development of such state-of-the-art equipment will also help in boosting exports to friendly countries. /BI/