Centre approves arms worth Rs 2,290 crore, including 72,000 more assault rifles from US

The defence ministry on Monday approved arms acquisitions worth another Rs 2,290 crore, including the procurement of 72,000 more assault rifles from the US, amid the ongoing military confrontation in eastern Ladakh with China. The Rajnath Singh-led Defence Acquisitions Council cleared the Rs 780 crore acquisition of the assault rifles from US firm SiG Sauer.