Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)

  New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on November 30 approved the proposal for procurement of Rs 2.23 lakh crore defence equipment from domestic companies. It includes two...

New Delhi: In a major move, the Indian Navy’s proposal for construction of a second aircraft carrier at a cost of around Rs 40,000 crore is set to be considered positively by the government....

New Delhi: The need for a third aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy is likely to be on the top of  the agenda of next Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting scheduled to take place...

New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) will place before the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh slated for next month, three key projects.  These include purchase of 97 Light Combat...

New Delhi: The ministry of defence cleared nine procurement proposals of around Rs 45,000 crore in a fresh push for self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector on September 15. The approval to purchase military...

New Delhi: Taking in the three services’ requirements, India is in the final stages of drafting the Letter of Request (LoR) for the acquisition of 31 MQ-9B drones from General Atomics (GA). The defence...

New Delhi: A team headed by French defence ministry officials met their Indian counterparts last week to initiate discussions on the Rafale-M fighter aircraft deal, following an announcement by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)...

New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on August 24 gave its nod to proposals worth Rs 7,800 crore to enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Armed Forces. The DAC meeting was chaired...

New Delhi: The indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) jointly with the private industry crossed a milestone by successfully completing the validation trials towards...

New Delhi: The procurement of 15 indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) at a cost of Rs 3,887 crore was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on March 30. The defence ministry...

  Insighteon Consulting, a pioneer consulting firm in aerospace and defence, ran an interactive war-game on 23 and 24 February 2022, with the aim of ascertaining the reasons behind its failure to fulfil offset obligations...

  NEW DELHI: With the countdown for the two-day visit of US President Donald Trump to India begun, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 19 cleared the...

New Delhi: As part of its move to tighten security in the national capital, it is set to get a multi layered missile defence system soon just like Washington with the US government notifying...