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The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, granted Acceptance of Necessity for capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 1.10 lakh crore in New Delhi on 7 September 2026.
The Ministry of Defence said around 98% of the procurement value will be sourced from domestic Indian industry under the Atmanirbhar Bharat framework.
Army approvals cover CBRN reconnaissance vehicles, High Mobility Vehicles, Self-Propelled Mechanical Mine Layers, Advanced Light Helicopters, Trawl Tanks and the Sarvatra Bridge System.
The Navy received clearance for Arudhra radars and for indigenous design, development and purchase of Marine Gas Turbines for warship propulsion.
The Air Force received approvals linked to fighters, transports and helicopters, along with Ground-Based Multi-Purpose Jammers.
Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) by the Defence Acquisition Council - in-principle approval of the requirement
Request for Proposal (RFP) issued to eligible vendors
Technical evaluation and field trials
Commercial negotiation by the Contract Negotiation Committee
Approval by the competent financial authority and signing of the contract
Apex body of the Ministry of Defence for capital acquisition; accords Acceptance of Necessity and approves categorisation of each procurement
Frames defence procurement policy and executes contracts through its acquisition wing
Reduce import dependence by routing capital acquisition to domestic design, development and manufacture
Key: About 98% of the value cleared in this round is to be sourced from Indian industry, including indigenous design and development of Marine Gas Turbines
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The first in-principle approval in India's defence acquisition cycle, granted by the DAC before an RFP is issued
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear - the categories of contamination a reconnaissance vehicle detects and assesses
A gas turbine engine used to propel warships, valued for high power in a compact package
A mobile, rapidly deployable bridging system used by Army engineers to restore battlefield mobility