Overview
- The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Rajnath Singh granted Acceptance of Necessity for proposals totaling about ₹79,000 crore covering the Army, Navy and Air Force.
- The Army package includes loiter munition systems, low level light weight radars, long‑range guided rockets for the Pinaka system and the IDDIS Mk‑II counter‑drone suite.
- The Navy won clearances for bollard pull tugs, HF software‑defined radio manpacks and the leasing of HALE remotely piloted aircraft for persistent ISR over the Indian Ocean Region.
- The Air Force approvals cover Astra Mk‑II air‑to‑air missiles, automatic take‑off/landing recording systems, a Tejas full mission simulator and SPICE‑1000 precision‑guidance kits.
- Acceptance of Necessity is the first step that enables solicitations and contracting, and defence shares rallied earlier in the day ahead of the meeting.