Brahmos Cruise Missile, Indian Military Corruption Updates

, Brahmos Supersonic Cruise Missile 
 
The BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile has gone through a series of successful flight trials from ship and road mobile launchers with integrated user configuration for Navy and Army. 
 
The system has been inducted in the Indian Navy and being installed in many naval ships. 
 
Indian Army has placed orders for production of surface-to-surface version and the first lot of the system will be inducted for operational use in the later part of 2007. Further tests are being carried out to evaluate the advanced operational capabilities of the missile system. 
 
The recent flight test on Feb 04, 2007 is part of such effort and also to prove the Army user configuration of weapon complex. 
 
Due to the high performance of the missile system, export potential is high. 
 
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia in Lok Sabha today.  
 
Involvement of Senior Officers in Corruption 
 
The Indian Armed Forces are governed by their respective Acts namely Army Act, Navy Act and Air Force Act. Appropriate provisions exist in these Acts for taking action against force personnel indulging in corrupt practices. 
 
Further, there is a well defined Procurement Procedure with built – in checks and balances. 
 
For ensuring high levels of transparency in defence deals / purchases, Government have issued orders, in consultation with the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for mandatory and time-bound scrutiny of all major procurement / purchase decisions, (worth Rs 75 crores and above), by the Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) and, where necessary, by CVC. 
 
Wherever Government has apprehensions about a particular case, it is promptly referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).  
 
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri Abdul Rashid Shaheen in Lok Sabha today