New Delhi, Oct 15: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday signed a deal worth Rs 659.47 crore for the procurement of night sight (image intensifier) for 7.62 x 51mm assault rifles, along with accessories, for the Indian Army with the consortium of M/s MKU Ltd and M/s Medbit Technologies Pvt Ltd, an official statement said.

The night sight will enable soldiers to fully exploit the longer effective range of the SIG 716 Assault Rifle, according to the statement.

These sights are capable of engaging targets up to an effective range of 500 metres, even under starlit conditions and provide a significant improvement over the existing passive night sights (PNS). This procurement with more than 51 per cent indigenous content is a major step towards Aatmanirbharta in defence manufacturing. The init

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