The Indian defence ministry on Tuesday cleared proposal to procure precision guided bombs from Russia for the Indian Air Force. This reported by Hindustantimes.

The proposal is for procurement of 240 bombs, at a cost of Rs 1,254 crore (about $196 mln) from Russian Rosonboronexport.

These bombs, which fall under the category of Precision Guided Munitions, are used by Indian Air Force (IAF).

“This procurement will address the deficiency of Precision Guided Munitions in the IAF arsenal, besides enhancing the offensive capabilities of the IAF,” defence ministry said in a statement.

According to the ministry, also cleared proposals to to procure 131 Barak Missiles and associated equipment, under option clause will be bought from Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd, Israel, at a cost of Rs 460 crore (about $72 mln).

These are surface-to-air missiles designed to be used as a ship-borne anti-missile defence system against anti-ship missiles.