NBC recce handing over ceremony at Pune, today. Photos: DRDO
The Indian Army on December 21 received four nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) recce vehicles. These home-grown vehicles were manufactured at Ordnance Factory, Medak and NBC instruments were integrated by Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL), Pune. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) are the design and developers of these vehicles, while Ordinance Factory and BEL executed the mass-scale productions under transfer of technology. DRDO has already delivered more than 35 state-of-the-art products and systems for NBC defence to the armed forces. The total production value of the entire project is around Rs 500 crore ($111 m). (Details from an official release)
