The order, worth Rs 7,523 crore, will provide further boost to the 'Make in India' initiative in the defence sector and is a big step towards achieving the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) goal, the ministry said.
In Faryab, 26 militants were killed and 33 wounded after the Afghan Air Force conducted airstrikes on a Taliban position in Sarchakan village of Gurziwan district, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.