DAC clears proposals worth ₹79,000 crore for the three Services
The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Rajnath Singh granted Acceptance of Necessity on 29 December 2025 to proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore, including Pinaka long-range guided rockets, Astra Mk-II missiles and leased HALE drones.
Summary
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) on 29 December 2025 to proposals of the three Services worth about ₹79,000 crore. For the Army, the DAC approved loiter munitions for artillery regiments, low-level lightweight radars, long-range guided rocket ammunition for the Pinaka multiple launch rocket system and the Integrated Drone Detection and Interdiction System Mk-II. The Navy gets bollard pull tugs, HF software-defined manpack radios and leased High Altitude Long Range (HALE) remotely piloted aircraft, and the Air Force gets an automatic take-off and landing recording system, Astra Mk-II missiles, a full mission simulator for the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas and SPICE-1000 long-range guidance kits.
Key facts
- Meeting
- DAC, 29 December 2025, chaired by Rajnath Singh
- Total AoN
- About ₹79,000 crore
- Army
- Loiter munitions; low-level lightweight radars; Pinaka LRGR ammunition; IDD&IS Mk-II
- Navy
- Bollard pull tugs; HF SDR manpack; lease of HALE RPAS
- Air Force
- Auto take-off/landing recording system; Astra Mk-II; Tejas full mission simulator; SPICE-1000 kits
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Defence Acquisition Council meeting of 29 December 2025 accorded Acceptance of Necessity to proposals worth about:
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Correct answer: B — ₹79,000 crore
PIB (Defence): the DAC chaired by Rajnath Singh accorded AoN for proposals of the three Services amounting to about ₹79,000 crore.
For which Service did the DAC approve the leasing of High Altitude Long Range (HALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems on 29 December 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Indian Navy
PIB (Defence): AoN was accorded to the Indian Navy for leasing HALE RPAS to ensure continuous ISR and maritime domain awareness over the Indian Ocean Region.