DAC clears proposals worth ₹70,500 crore including several design and development cases
The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday accorded Acceptance of Necessity for capital acquisition proposals worth ₹70,500 crore. “Out of the total proposals, Indian Navy proposals constitute more than ₹56,000 crore, which largely includes indigenous BrahMos cruise missiles, Shakti Electronic Warfare systems, Utility Helicopters-Maritime among others,” it said in a statement. Other proposals include a Long Range Stand-Off Weapon for the Indian Air Force to be designed and developed indigenously and integrated on SU-30 MKI fighters and the indigenous 155mm/52-Calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System along with High Mobility Vehicles and Gun Towing Vehicles for the Army. Accordance of AoN for medium-speed marine diesel engine under Make-I category of procurement procedure is a significant step as, for the first time, India is venturing into the development and manufacturing of such engines indigenously to achieve self-reliance and leverage the capabilities of the industries towards the goal of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, the Ministry said.
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