The ministry also finalised a contract with the Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) for acquisition of three cadet training ships worth over Rs 3,100 crore.
Bangalore-headquartered BEML Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Italy's Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A, to pursue a mutual collaboration for designing, manufacturing and selling a new primary/basic training aircraft on a new generation screener.