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The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, connected Friday (March 27, 2026) granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals worthy astir ₹2.38 lakh crore, importantly enhancing India’s combat, surveillance and mobility capabilities crossed the equipped forces.
For the Indian Army, approvals see aerial defence tracked systems, armoured piercing vessel ammunition, precocious capableness vigor relay, the Dhanush gun strategy and runway autarkic aerial surveillance systems. These systems are aimed astatine strengthening real-time aerial defence control, improving unafraid communication, boosting long-range artillery firepower and enhancing battlefield surveillance and anti-tank lethality.
The Indian Air Force received approvals for the procurement of mean transport aircraft, the S-400 agelong range, surface-to-air rocket system, remotely piloted onslaught craft and overhaul of Su-30 aero motor aggregates. The caller transport craft volition regenerate ageing AN-32 and IL-76 fleets, enhancing strategical and tactical airlift capability. The S-400 strategy volition bolster aerial defence, portion remotely piloted platforms volition alteration precision onslaught and precocious intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Engine overhauls volition widen the operational beingness of the Su-30 fleet.
For the Indian Coast Guard, AoN was accorded for dense work aerial cushion vehicles to enactment high-speed coastal patrolling, reconnaissance, hunt and rescue, and logistics operations.
In FY 2025–26, the DAC has accorded AoN for 55 proposals worthy ₹6.73 lakh crore, portion contracts for 503 proposals valued astatine ₹2.28 lakh crore have been signed — marking the highest ever procurement enactment successful a azygous fiscal year, officials said.
