DAC clears proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore, including Landing Platform Docks and NAMIS
The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, approved capability proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore for the Army, Navy and Air Force on 23 October 2025.
Summary
On 23 October 2025 in South Block, New Delhi, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, gave Acceptance of Necessity to proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore. For the Army, it approved the Nag Missile System (Tracked) Mk-II (NAMIS) against enemy combat vehicles and bunkers, a Ground Based Mobile ELINT System for electronic intelligence, and High Mobility Vehicles with material-handling cranes. For the Navy, it cleared Landing Platform Docks for amphibious operations with the Army and Air Force, a 30 mm Naval Surface Gun, Advanced Light Weight Torpedoes, an electro-optical infra-red search and track system, and smart ammunition for the 76 mm Super Rapid Gun Mount. For the Air Force, it cleared the Collaborative Long Range Target Saturation/Destruction System, which can take off, navigate, detect and deliver payload autonomously.
Key facts
- Date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Chaired by
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- Total
- ~₹79,000 crore (AoN)
- Army
- NAMIS (Tracked) Mk-II, GBMES, High Mobility Vehicles
- Navy
- Landing Platform Docks, 30 mm NSG, ALWT, EO/IR search & track, smart ammo for 76 mm SRGM
- IAF
- CLRTS/DS (autonomous long-range strike system)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What was the approximate total value of proposals cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council on 23 October 2025?
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Correct answer: D — ₹79,000 crore
PIB: the DAC, chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, approved proposals amounting to a total of about ₹79,000 crore.
Landing Platform Docks (LPDs), cleared by the DAC in October 2025 to enable amphibious operations, are for which service?
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Correct answer: B — Indian Navy
PIB: for the Indian Navy, AoN was granted for Landing Platform Docks, which will help the Navy undertake amphibious operations along with the Army and Air Force.
The Collaborative Long Range Target Saturation/Destruction System (CLRTS/DS), capable of autonomous take-off, landing and payload delivery, was cleared by the DAC in October 2025 for:
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Correct answer: C — Indian Air Force
PIB: for the Indian Air Force, AoN was accorded for CLRTS/DS, which can autonomously take off, land, navigate, detect and deliver payload in the mission area.