**Summary:**
On July 3, 2025, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by the Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, approved Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capital acquisition proposals totaling approximately Rs 1.05 lakh crore. All proposals fall under the Buy Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) category, emphasizing indigenous sourcing. The approved procurements include: Armoured Recovery Vehicles, Electronic Warfare Systems, an Integrated Common Inventory Management System for the Tri-Services, Surface-to-Air Missiles, Moored Mines, Mine Counter Measure Vessels, Super Rapid Gun Mounts, and Submersible Autonomous Vessels. These acquisitions aim to enhance operational preparedness of the Armed Forces by improving mobility, air defense capabilities, and supply chain management. The naval procurements are intended to mitigate risks to Naval and Merchant Vessels. The approvals underscore the government's commitment to boosting indigenous design, development, and manufacturing in the defense sector.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Navy: The naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces.
Delhi: Location of Press Information Bureau (PIB).
Ministry of Defence: The Indian government ministry responsible for defense.
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC): Council under the Ministry of Defence that clears capital acquisition proposals.
Rajnath Singh: Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) of India, and Chairman of the Defence Acquisition Council.
Buy Indian-IDDM: A category for capital acquisition proposals promoting indigenous design, development and manufacturing.
Armed Forces: The military forces of India.
Tri-Services: Refers to the three branches of the Indian Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.
Ministry of Defence
DAC clears 10 capital acquisition proposals worth
approx. Rs 1.05 lakh crore under Buy (Indian-IDDM)
category
Posted On: 03 JUL 2025 5:07PM by PIB Delhi
Defence Acquisition Council, under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh on July
03, 2025, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for 10 capital acquisition proposals amounting
to approx. Rs 1.05 lakh crore through indigenous sourcing. AoNs were accorded for procurement of
Armoured Recovery Vehicles, Electronic Warfare System, Integrated Common Inventory
Management System for the Tri-Services and Surface-to-Air Missiles. These procurements will
provide higher mobility, effective air defence, better supply chain management and augment the
operational preparedness of the Armed Forces.
AoNs were also accorded for procurement of Moored Mines, Mine Counter Measure Vessels, Super
Rapid Gun Mount and Submersible Autonomous Vessels. These procurements will enable
mitigation of potential risks posed to the Naval and Merchant Vessels. To provide further impetus to
indigenous design and development, AoNs were accorded under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously
Designed Developed and Manufactured) category.
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(Release ID: 2141835)