Defence Council approves ₹52,000 crore worth military purchase

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday (July 3, 2026) cleared ₹52,000 crore worth defence acquisitions.

The Ministry of Defence in a statement said the DAC also approved the procurement of Anti-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Electronic Warfare System Akash Tarang, Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM), Kamikaze drones, among others.

The council also approved the procurement of Multi Influence Ground Mine (MIGM), Naval Shipborne Unmanned Aerial System (NSUAS) and the setting-up of Land Based Testing Facility (LBTF) for Electric Propulsion System for the Navy.

 “For the Indian Air Force, the approval was given for the procurement of Fixed-Wing Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (FW-HAPS),” the Ministry’s statement added.