**Summary of Ministry of Defence Contracts (March 27, 2026)**
On March 27, 2026, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed two defense contracts totaling **Rs 858 crore** at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi. These agreements are aimed at strengthening India’s air defense capabilities and ensuring the domestic maintenance of maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
**1. Tunguska Air Defence Missile System**
* **Value:** Rs 445 crore.
* **Contractor:** JSC Rosoboronexport, Russia.
* **End User:** Indian Army.
* **Purpose:** The procurement of these systems is intended to enhance India’s multilayered air defense against diverse aerial threats, including aircraft, drones, and cruise missiles. The agreement was signed in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh and serves to bolster the Indo-Russian strategic defense partnership.
**2. Inspection (Depot Level) of P8I Aircraft**
* **Value:** Rs 413 crore.
* **Contractor:** Boeing India Defense Private Ltd (a wholly owned Indian subsidiary of Boeing).
* **End User:** Indian Navy.
* **Category:** "Buy Indian" with 100% Indigenous Content.
* **Purpose:** This contract facilitates depot-level maintenance and Inspection of P8I Long-Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft. By utilizing an in-country Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility, the contract supports the Government of India’s *Aatmanirbhar Bharat* (self-reliant India) and *Make-in-India* initiatives.
**Release Information**
* **Location:** PIB Delhi.
* **Release ID:** 2246008.
* **Timestamp:** 27 MAR 2026, 3:28 PM.
Key Entities Referenced
Tunguska Air Defence Missile System: The primary weapon system being procured for the Indian Army to enhance multilayered air defence capabilities against aerial threats.
P8I Long-Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft: The aircraft fleet for which a depot-level maintenance and inspection contract was signed for the Indian Navy.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: The national initiative for self-reliance under which the P8I maintenance contract was signed with a requirement for 100% indigenous content.
Boeing India Defense Private Ltd: The wholly owned Indian subsidiary of Boeing contracted to perform depot-level maintenance at an in-country MRO facility.
JSC Rosoboronexport: The Russian entity involved in the Rs 445 crore contract for the procurement of missile systems for the Indian Army.
Ministry of Defence
MoD inks Rs 858 crore contracts for Tunguska
Air Defence Missile System & Inspection (Depot
Level) of P8I Aircraft
Posted On: 27 MAR 2026 3:28PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Defence has signed contracts, worth a total of Rs 858 crore, for the procurement of
Tunguska Air Defence Missile System and Inspection (Depot Level) of P8I Long-Range Maritime
Reconnaissance Aircraft. The contracts were inked at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi on March 27, 2026.
Tunguska Air Defence Missile System
The contract for the procurement of Tunguska Air Defence Missile Systems, valued at Rs 445 crore, for
the Indian Army, was signed with JSC Rosoboronexport, Russia in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri
Rajesh Kumar Singh. These cutting-edge missiles will enhance India’s multilayered air defence
capabilities against aerial threats including aircraft drones and cruise missiles. The agreement will further
strengthen the Indo-Russian strategic defence partnership.
Inspection of P8I Aircraft
The contract for the Inspection (Depot Level) of P8I Long-Range Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft for
Indian Navy under Buy Indian category with 100% Indigenous Content, valued at Rs 413 crore, was
signed with Boeing India Defense Private Ltd, a wholly owned Indian subsidiary of Boeing, in the
presence of senior officials of the Ministry of Defence. This contract will ensure Depot level maintenance
of P8I fleet at in-country MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) facility, which is in line with
Government of India’s commitment to Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Make-in-India.****
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