The decision to acquire 97 LCA, 156 LCH Prachand choppers and upgrade 84 Su-30MKI jets will boost India's air defence prowess. The significant move will add strength to India's defence amid multi-layered challenges to the nation's security in the wake of a rapidly changing geopolitical equation.
Defence Acquisition Council hit the headlines on Thursday after giving approval to three major defence deals with France that includes the procurement of 26 Rafale Marine aircraft.
In addition to this, the DAC also approved several amendment to Defence Procurement Procedure(DPP)-16, the manual governing such procurement.
New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Wednesday approved proposals worth Rs 4,444 crore, including the purchase of four helicopters for survey vessels at Rs 2,324 crore, but deferrred a decision on a joint
New Delhi: Defence proposals worth Rs.1,19,719.53 crore have been cleared by the Narendra Modi government since it came in power, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday told parliament. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha,
New Delhi: The government has initiated steps to boost indigenisation of defence equipment and a vast majority of new acquisitions were in "buy (Indian)" or "buy and make (Indian)" categories, Parliament was told on Friday.Defence
New Delhi: In a fresh bid to break the Bofors jinx, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today cleared proposal to acquire 814 artillery guns for Rs 15,750 crore while deferring decision on joint bid by Tata
New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will this Saturday chair a crucial meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), a high-level body that decides on procurements for the armed forces.A number of “significant” issues are
New Delhi, Apr 20: Stung by scams in acquisition from foreign vendors, the Defence Ministry on Saturday finalised a new procurement policy under which Indian public and private sector will be given first priority for
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