New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday signed a contract worth Rs 659.47 crore for the procurement of Night Sight s (image intensifiers) for the 7.62x51 mm SIG 716 assault rifle, along with associated accessories for the Indian Army , the ministry said in an official release.

The Night Sight will enable soldiers to fully exploit the longer effective range of the SIG 716 Assault Rifle .

According to the release, the procured Night Sight s will enable accurate engagement of targets up to an effective range of 500 metres, even under starlit conditions, and will provide a marked improvement over currently fielded Passive Night Sight s (PNS).

The procurement has been classified as a Buy (Indian-IDDM) case, with over 51 per cent indigenous cont

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