Rajnath Singh handed over multiple indigenous weapons to the Indian Army
He handed over the F-INSAS system to the Indian Army in presence of Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande and Lt Gen Harpal Singh
F-INSAS soldier gave a briefing to Defence Minister on his new weapon systems
Anti-personnel mine ‘Nipun’ was also handed over to the Indian Army, by Defence Minister Singh
Around 7 lakh of these mines would be provided to the force manufactured by the Indian private sector industry
The move comes in wake of the Make in India movement
Make in India movement was launched by the Centre to grow indigenous manufacturing of goods
The indigenously manufactured weapons that were given part to the Army included Landing Craft Attack for operations in Pangong lake, infantry combat vehicles and many other systems