MoD signs ₹4,666 crore contracts for CQB carbines and heavyweight torpedoes
The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth ₹4,666 crore on 30 December 2025 for over 4.25 lakh Close Quarter Battle carbines and 48 heavyweight torpedoes for the Kalvari-class submarines.
Summary
The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth ₹4,666 crore on 30 December 2025 at South Block, New Delhi, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh. The ₹2,770 crore contract for over 4.25 lakh Close Quarter Battle (CQB) carbines with accessories for the Indian Army and Indian Navy was signed with Bharat Forge Ltd and PLR Systems Pvt Ltd. The ₹1,896 crore contract for 48 heavyweight torpedoes and associated equipment for the six Kalvari-class (P-75) submarines was signed with WASS Submarine Systems S.R.L. of Italy, with deliveries from April 2028 to early 2030.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 30 December 2025, South Block, New Delhi
- Total
- ₹4,666 crore
- Carbines
- Over 4.25 lakh CQB carbines, ₹2,770 crore; Army and Navy; Bharat Forge and PLR Systems
- Torpedoes
- 48 heavyweight torpedoes, ~₹1,896 crore; WASS Submarine Systems S.R.L., Italy
- Platform
- Six Kalvari-class (P-75) submarines
- Delivery
- April 2028 to early 2030
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The 48 heavyweight torpedoes contracted on 30 December 2025 for the Indian Navy's Kalvari-class submarines will be supplied by a firm from which country?
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Correct answer: B — Italy
PIB (Defence): the torpedo contract was signed with WASS Submarine Systems S.R.L., Italy.
Consider the following statements about the defence contracts signed on 30 December 2025: 1. The Close Quarter Battle carbines are for the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force. 2. The heavyweight torpedoes are for the Kalvari-class (P-75) submarines. 3. Delivery of the torpedoes will begin from April 2028. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 2 and 3 only
PIB (Defence): the carbines are for the Indian Army and the Indian Navy, not the Air Force. The torpedoes are for the six Kalvari-class (P-75) submarines, with deliveries from April 2028 to early 2030.