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Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement proposals worth ₹52,000 crore for Army, Navy and Air Force

Raju Das - 3 July, 2026

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, on Thursday accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), or in-principle administrative approval, to a...

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L&T partners with General Atomics of USA to make MQ-series drones in India, to bid for defence ministry’s procurement of 87 Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance Drones

OpIndia Staff - 31 October, 2025

Indian engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced a strategic partnership with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems of U.S. to locally manufacture Medium Altitude...

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Defence Ministry signs ₹62,370 crore contract with HAL for procurement of 97 LCA Mk1A aircraft for IAF a day before retirement of MiG-21

OpIndia Staff - 25 September, 2025

Ministry of Defence on September 25 signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for procurement of 97 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk1A for...

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Defence minister approves new Defence Procurement Manual aimed at achieving self-reliance in fulfilling the needs of the Armed Forces

OpIndia Staff - 14 September, 2025

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the Defence Procurement Manual (DPM) 2025 to further streamline, simplify, enable & rationalise the revenue procurement process in the Ministry of Defence and cater to the emerging requirements of the Armed Forces in the era of modern warfare.

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Modi government clears biggest ever defence deal to purchase 156 Light Combat Helicopters worth over ₹62,000 crore from HAL

ANI - 28 March, 2025

The Cabinet Committee on Security on Friday gave its nod for the biggest ever deal to buy 156 Light Combat Helicopters worth over Rs 62,000 crore for the Indian Army and Air Force from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

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Defence Acquisition Council clears acquisition proposals worth over ₹54,000 crore including new engines for T-90 Tanks and Varunastra Torpedoes

ANI - 20 March, 2025

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on March 20, 2025 accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoNs) to eight capital acquisition proposals amounting to over Rs 54,000 crore

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Cabinet Committee on Security clears ₹10,000-crore Pinaka rocket project for Army, Solar Industries & Munitions India to manufacture

ANI - 29 January, 2025

The Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the project to buy over Rs 10,000 crore worth of ammunition for the Indian Army's Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher systems.

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Cabinet Committee on Security clears mega ₹80,000 crore deals to build 2 nuclear-powered submarines, purchase 31 MQ-9B Predator drones

ANI - 9 October, 2024

Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the major deals for building two nuclear submarines indigenously and buying 31 Predator drones from the US

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US to provide consultancy to India to build advanced UAVs under $3.1 billion deal for 31 MQ-9B Predator drones

ANI - 28 July, 2024

As part of the USD 3.1 billion 31 MQ-9B Predator drone deal between India and the US, American side is proposing to provide consultancy to Indian entities for developing an indigenous advanced unmanned aerial vehicle.

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