DAC approves acquisition proposals worth about Rs 52,000 crore
The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity to proposals worth about Rs 52,000 crore on 3 July 2026, including the anti-UAV EW system 'Akash Tarang', MPATGM, MRSAM and FW-HAPS.
Summary
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), or in-principle administrative approval, to acquisition proposals worth about Rs 52,000 crore on 3 July 2026. For the Army it cleared the anti-UAV electronic warfare system 'Akash Tarang', Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (MPATGM), Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missiles (MRSAM), V-SHORADS, an Active Protection System for tanks and jet-based kamikaze drones. The Navy gets Multi Influence Ground Mines, a Naval Shipborne Unmanned Aerial System and a Land Based Testing Facility for electric propulsion, and the Air Force gets Fixed-Wing High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (FW-HAPS) for persistent surveillance.
Key facts
- Date
- 3 July 2026
- Approval
- Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), about Rs 52,000 crore
- Chair
- Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh
- Army
- Akash Tarang anti-UAV EW; MPATGM; MRSAM; V-SHORADS; Active Protection System; jet-based kamikaze drones
- Navy
- Multi Influence Ground Mine; NSUAS; Land Based Testing Facility for electric propulsion
- Air Force
- Fixed-Wing High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (FW-HAPS)
Practice MCQs 4 questions
What was the approximate value of the acquisition proposals cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council on 3 July 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Rs 52,000 crore
The DAC accorded AoN to proposals at an estimated cost of about Rs 52,000 crore.
'Akash Tarang', cleared for the Indian Army by the DAC on 3 July 2026, is a:
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Correct answer: C — Anti-UAV electronic warfare system
AKASH TARANG is an anti-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle electronic warfare system that will give anti-UAV protection to Army formations.
Which platform cleared by the DAC on 3 July 2026 is meant for the Indian Air Force's persistent ISR, telecommunication and remote sensing?
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Correct answer: B — Fixed-Wing High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (FW-HAPS)
FW-HAPS will carry out persistent Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, telecommunication and remote sensing for the IAF.
Consider the following about the DAC approvals of 3 July 2026: 1. 'Acceptance of Necessity' means in-principle administrative approval. 2. The Multi Influence Ground Mine was cleared for the Indian Navy. 3. MRSAM was cleared for the Indian Army. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
AoN is in-principle administrative approval; MIGM was cleared for the Navy and MRSAM for the Army, so all three are correct.