The DAC (Defence Acquisition Council) of India approved, to the tune of approx. 1.10 lakh crore across the Army, Navy, and Air Force for procurement under their category, where about 98% of the approval would be for the Indian sector to strengthen the Indian Defence Manufacturing sector in this area. All sorts of platforms and electronic devices are approved under the following purchase categories. Army requires CBRN reconnaissance vehicles, high-mobility vehicles, mechanical Mine layers, ALHs, trawl tanks, and the SARVTRA bridge systems.
The council approved Arudhra radars for the Navy; the indigenous marine gas turbine’s design, development, and subsequent procurement would reduce dependence on foreign vendors and give India greater powers in warship production and maintenance. As for the Air Force proposals, they include a Ground-Based Multi-Purpose Jammer which “will counter adversary radars”; the RFID-based Defence Forces Secure Access Card is another feature that “replaces several documents like identity card, permits. The Acceptance of Necessity can be thought of as an initial clearance to procurement and not a signed contract. Yet the entire package spells out a huge opportunity in terms of radar, electronic warfare, RFID, propulsion, aerospace, and special vehicles supply.
