New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday, October 26, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) — in-principle administrative approval — to capital acquisition proposals of the defence forces at an estimated cost of about Rs 2,12,000 crore, IANS reported, citing an official statement. Nearly 82 per cent of the procurements will be made from Indian industry.

Source: IANS via New Kerala

Rs 2.12 lakh croreValue of DAC capital acquisition approvals — yaani Rs 2,12,000 crore (about Rs 2.12 trillion)
82%Share of the procurement to be sourced from Indian industry

For the Indian Army, approval was accorded for high mobility vehicles, self-propelled tracked gun systems, gun shot response systems, light multi-role helicopters, very short-range air defence systems (VSHORADS), platform-based counter-drone systems, surveillance UAVs, an integrated surveillance and strike system and a long-range kamikaze drone system, according to the official statement reported by IANS. The ministry said the gun systems will give mechanised formations matching mobility and firepower, while the counter-drone and air defence systems will address new-generation small aerial threats.

Source: IANS via hi INDiA

For the Indian Navy, the DAC cleared an Active Offboard Decoy System (AODS) and other major naval platforms; the ministry said the AODS will enhance the credibility of anti-missile defence, especially against modern anti-ship missiles. For the Indian Air Force, approvals covered helicopters, air defence systems, weapons and a mobile X-band Doppler weather radar system for high-resolution, localised weather surveillance in forward areas, Upstox reported, citing the ministry statement.

Source: Upstox (Ministry of Defence statement)

The approvals came the same day Rajnath Singh, addressing the Swavlamban 2026 seminar in Delhi, said India has to enter phase-2 of 'atmanirbharta' in defence with the aims of cost-effectiveness and global competitiveness, and that innovators will play the role of impact players in that phase, PTI reported.

Source: PTI via Dailyworld

An Acceptance of Necessity is an in-principle clearance, not a signed contract: the proposals must pass through the later stages of the defence procurement process before suppliers, contracts and delivery schedules are finalised. Sources: IANS reports of the Defence Ministry statement, October 26, 2026; PTI via Dailyworld, October 26, 2026.