INDUSTRY
Defence Acquisition Council’s nod for Rs 1.05 l cr of indigenous procurement
- IBJ Bureau
- Jul 04, 2025
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has given a go-ahead for ten proposals to buy military hardware, including missiles and electronic warfare systems, worth approximately Rs 1.05 lakh crore through indigenous sourcing.
The DAC works under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The DAC gave its “Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of armoured recovery vehicles, electronic warfare system, integrated common inventory management system for the tri-services 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 has said in a statement.
AoNs have also been given for procurement of moored mines, mine counter-measure vessels, super-rapid gun mount and submersible autonomous vessels. These procurements will enable the mitigation of potential risks posed to naval and merchant vessels.
AoNs have been approved under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) category to provide further impetus to indigenous design and development, the statement has added.
India’s indigenous defence production has surged to an all-time high of Rs 1.46 lakh crore, with exports increasing to a record Rs 24,000 crore in 2024-25, according to Mr Singh.
“Our defence production, which was only Rs 43,000 crore 10 to 11 years ago, has now crossed a record figure of Rs 1,46,000 crore, with the private sector’s contribution of over Rs 32,000 crore,” Mr Singh has added.
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