Defence Acquisition Council clears massive Rs 1 lakh crore weapons purchase

Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting to nearly Rs 1.05 lakh crore. 

 

This included the procurement of armoured recovery vehicles, electronic warfare system, integrated common inventory management system for the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, and surface-to-air missiles. 

 

"These procurements will provide higher mobility, effective air defence, better supply chain management and augment the operational preparedness of the armed forces," the defence ministry said in a release.

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AoNs were also accorded for the procurement of moored mines—a type of naval mine designed to float at a preset depth below the water surface, anchored to the seabed by a cable or chain attached to a heavy sinker or anchor—,mine counter measure vessels, super rapid gun mount and submersible autonomous vessels. These procurements will enable the mitigation of potential risks posed to the naval and merchant Vessels. 

 

In a bid to offer further impetus to indigenous design and development, AoNs were accorded under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) category, the defence ministry added.

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