Defence Council approves armed forces’ proposals price Rs 7,800 crore
3 min readBy Express News Service
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday granted approval to a number of defence proposals price Rs 7,800 crore with an intention to boost the operational capabilities of the armed forces.
The MoD in a press release stated, “A Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting, held under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals worth approximately Rs 7,800 crore on August 24, 2023.”
The initiatives authorized will add to the capabilities of the Air Force, Army and Navy.
The MoD stated, “To enhance the efficiency of the Indian Air Force, the DAC has granted AoN for procurement and installation of Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite on Mi-17 V5 Helicopters under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category which will enhance better survivability of helicopters.”
The EW Suite might be procured from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
The DAC has additionally accorded AoN for procurement of a Ground-Based Autonomous System for mechanised infantry and armoured regiments which is able to allow numerous operations like unmanned surveillance, logistic supply of ammunition, gasoline and spares and casualty evacuation on the battlefield.
Proposals for procurement of a 7.62×51 mm Light Machine Gun (LMG) and Bridge Laying Tank (BLT) have additionally been given the go-ahead by the DAC.
While induction of LMG will improve the preventing capabilities of infantry forces, the induction of BLT will end in quicker motion of Mechanised Forces.
The AoN for procurement of ruggedised Laptops and Tablets for the Indian Army beneath Project Shakti has additionally been accorded. All these procurements might be sourced from Indigenous distributors solely.
The operational functionality of the MH-60R Helicopters of the Indian Navy might be enhanced as “the DAC has accorded AoN for procurement of weapons for the same.”
Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) means the federal government has accepted the necessity for the tools and is step one in direction of initiation of the procurement course of.
The DAC is the best decision-making physique on coverage and capital acquisition issues in regards to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard.
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday granted approval to a number of defence proposals price Rs 7,800 crore with an intention to boost the operational capabilities of the armed forces.
The MoD in a press release stated, “A Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) meeting, held under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals worth approximately Rs 7,800 crore on August 24, 2023.”
The initiatives authorized will add to the capabilities of the Air Force, Army and Navy.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The MoD stated, “To enhance the efficiency of the Indian Air Force, the DAC has granted AoN for procurement and installation of Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite on Mi-17 V5 Helicopters under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category which will enhance better survivability of helicopters.”
The EW Suite might be procured from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).
The DAC has additionally accorded AoN for procurement of a Ground-Based Autonomous System for mechanised infantry and armoured regiments which is able to allow numerous operations like unmanned surveillance, logistic supply of ammunition, gasoline and spares and casualty evacuation on the battlefield.
Proposals for procurement of a 7.62×51 mm Light Machine Gun (LMG) and Bridge Laying Tank (BLT) have additionally been given the go-ahead by the DAC.
While induction of LMG will improve the preventing capabilities of infantry forces, the induction of BLT will end in quicker motion of Mechanised Forces.
The AoN for procurement of ruggedised Laptops and Tablets for the Indian Army beneath Project Shakti has additionally been accorded. All these procurements might be sourced from Indigenous distributors solely.
The operational functionality of the MH-60R Helicopters of the Indian Navy might be enhanced as “the DAC has accorded AoN for procurement of weapons for the same.”
Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) means the federal government has accepted the necessity for the tools and is step one in direction of initiation of the procurement course of.
The DAC is the best decision-making physique on coverage and capital acquisition issues in regards to the Army, Navy, Air Force and Indian Coast Guard.
