MoD signs ₹4,106 crore contracts for GSAT-7C satellite for IAF and Varunastra torpedoes for Navy
On 15 October 2026, the Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth about ₹4,106 crore: GSAT-7C communication satellite for the IAF with NSIL (₹2,563 crore) and Varunastra heavy weight torpedoes for the Navy with BDL (₹1,543 crore).
Summary
The Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth about ₹4,106 crore in New Delhi on 15 October 2026. The ₹2,563 crore contract with New Space India Limited (NSIL), Bengaluru, is for GSAT-7C, an indigenously designed, developed and manufactured communication satellite that will give the Indian Air Force secure and resilient communication. The ₹1,543 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad, is for Varunastra, an indigenous ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), for the Indian Navy.
Key facts
- Total value
- About ₹4,106 crore
- GSAT-7C
- Communication satellite for Indian Air Force; ₹2,563 crore; with NSIL, Bengaluru
- Varunastra
- Ship-launched anti-submarine heavy weight torpedo for Indian Navy; ₹1,543 crore; with BDL, Hyderabad
- Varunastra developer
- Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL)
- Signed on
- 15 October 2026, New Delhi
- Theme
- Aatmanirbhar Bharat / Make-in-India
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In October 2026, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract for the GSAT-7C communication satellite for which service?
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Correct answer: D — Indian Air Force
With which company did the Ministry of Defence sign the ₹1,543 crore contract for Varunastra torpedoes in October 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad
What was the value of the GSAT-7C contract signed by the Ministry of Defence with NSIL in October 2026?
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Correct answer: B — ₹2,563 crore
Varunastra, for which a contract was signed in October 2026, was developed by which laboratory?
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Correct answer: C — Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL)