Defence Acquisition

The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared procurement proposals, including purchases of missiles, ships, torpedoes, and advanced surveillance systems, to boost India's defence capability

The Defence Ministry on Tuesday approved the procurement of Rs 8,357 crore worth of military platforms and hardware, including air defence fire control radar and GSAT-7B satellite.

Some argue policy will tie the hands of defence ministry bureaucrats; others call it path-breaking

DAP focuses on significantly boosting indigenous production and turning India into a global manufacturing hub of weapons and military platforms

The new policy introduces a significant new procurement category called "Buy (Global-Manufacture in India)."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday unveiled a new Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) with a focus on significantly boosting indigenous production

Whether for this government or the next, there is no avoiding reform

The defence ministry has gone through several long-running acquisition processes for assault rifles and carbines but cancelled them all, most recently last year