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Armed drones to mountain radars: Defence Ministry clears arms deal worth Rs 67,000 crore

August 06, 2025 8:20 am

Maintenance support for US-made C-17 and C-130J fleets of IAF and Russian-made S-400 missile defence system gets nod

DAC clears 10 capital acquisition proposals worth Rs 1.45 lakh crore

September 04, 2024 5:06 am

The Defence Ministry issued a statement that the proposal has been approved for Forward Repair Team (Tracked), which has suitable cross-country mobility for carrying out in situ repair during mechanised operations.

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Recce aircraft to anti-tank mines: Green light to big-ticket purchases

February 17, 2024 8:24 am

Sources said these 15 maritime reconnaissance aircraft will be the marine versions of the C-295 medium lift tactical aircraft inducted by the IAF last year. Of the 15, nine will be for the Navy and six for the Coast Guard.

Ahead of Modi’s visit, DAC clears procurement of armed UAVs from the US

June 16, 2023 8:02 pm

The procurement of the drones was cleared at a meeting of the DAC chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, according to a PTI report. The deal now awaits the final nod from the Cabinet Committee on Security.

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Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement from start-ups

March 23, 2022 2:12 am

In a meeting chaired by Defence minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday, the DAC also approved a new, simplified procedure to fast-track procurement from iDEX startups and MSMEs.

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Explained: What are defence offsets? Here' everything you need to know

October 05, 2020 10:04 am

Effective today, the new Defence Acquisition Procedure removes the clause for offsets for certain kinds of defence contracts. How does the offset policy work, and why has this step been taken?

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Defence ministry clears new blacklisting policy, projects worth Rs 82,000 cr

November 07, 2016 8:41 pm

The DAC also gave Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to Indian Air Force's plan to purchase 83 Tejas Mark 1A aircraft at a cost of Rs 50,025 crore, Defence Ministry sources said.

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Defence services to review acquisition plans, budget needs for next 10 years

February 24, 2016 1:53 am

This was the last meeting of the DAC before the presentation of the Union Budget on February 29. In Budget 2015-16, Rs 93,657 crore had been budgeted for capital expenditure out of an overall defence budget of Rs 2.46 lakh crore.