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The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approves proposals to procure equipment

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Defence & Security

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The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting approved proposals to procure equipment worth Rs 28,000 crore.

Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Key takeaways

Acquisition proposals approved include the DRDO designed and developed Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) Systems for the Indian Air Force, Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Indian Navy and Modular Bridges for the Indian Army.
This is the first meeting of the DAC under the new regime of Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020.
These are the first set of Acceptance of Necessity (AoNs) accorded.
Majority of AoNs are being accorded in the highest categorization of Buy Indian (IDDM).
6 of the 7 proposals for which AoNs were granted will be sourced from the Indian industry to give a boost to the “Make in India” and “Atmanirbhar Bharat” initiatives of the Government.

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