Dr Sunil's remarks reflect HAL's optimism about overcoming earlier hurdles, positioning India to strengthen its indigenous defence capabilities. The acquisition, under the 'Buy (India-IDDM)' category of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020, is in line with the Government's thrust on indigen
The Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday approved various proposals amounting to a total cost of about Rs 67,000 crore.
"The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh today accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to approx. Rs 1.05 lakh crore through indigenous sourcing," the Defence Minister posted on X.
The DAC accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capital acquisition proposals for procurement of Armoured Recovery Vehicles, Electronic Warfare System, Integrated Common Inventory Management System for the Tri-Services and Surface-to-Air Missiles
At a time when the Operation Sindoor is still on, the Defence Acquisition Council led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to meet this week to take up proposals worth over Rs one lakh crore for modernising the defence forces are expected to be taken up for clearance.
In light of the declaration of 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms,' the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has commenced a thorough evaluation of the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020.
The approval for the acquisitions under emergency powers was granted recently by the Defence Acquisition Council in its meeting attended by top defence ministry and military brass, defence officials told ANI.
The proposal for the acquisition of around 250 of these missiles has been cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council and will now be taken to the Cabinet Committee on Security for final approval.
Under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), on Thursday accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoNs) to eight capital acquisition proposals amounting to over Rs 54,000 crore.
DAC accorded AoN for procurement of 6 advanced light helicopters (ALH) M (MR) for Indian Coast Guard to strengthen the coastal security and surveillance in the coastal areas.