Navaratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and the Directorate-General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) have entered into an agreement for the long-term provisioning of Electronic Fuzes as Proof Stock Components (PSCs).
The agreement aims at timely supply of various Electronic Fuzes as per stipulated specifications and quality standards to undertake proof firing as well as to undertake evaluation/trials of various weapons and ammunition being procured by the Indian Army.
The MoU will also enable DGQA and BEL to establish a framework and roadmap for long-term provisioning of Electronic Fuzes as PSCs and facilitate finalization of Rate Contract.
What is DGQA?
The Directorate-General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) is a Government Quality Assurance agency under India’s Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, responsible for Quality Assurance which includes Pre-Dispatch Inspection and proof of ammunition and weapon stores as per the relevant Acceptance Test Procedures prior to its supply to the Indian Armed Forces.
