Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement of 83 Tejas Fighter Jets

On March 18, 2020, the Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of indigenously built 83 Tejas fighter aircrafts for Indian Air Force. The proposal is to be placed under Cabinet Committee on Security. The proposal is considered as a major boost to Make in India. About the Aircraft The Light Combat Aircraft LCA-Tejas was designed ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Ada • Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) • Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) • LCA-Tejas • Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas • Make in India • Ministry of Defence • Rajnath Singh

Defence Ministry approved procurement of 5,100 crores of hardware

On January 22, 2020, the Defence Acquisition Council approved the Procurement of defence equipment that are of worth Rs 5,100 crores. The equipment are to be purchased from indigenous sources. Highlights The equipment to be purchased include electronic Warfare systems that are manufactured by DRDO. It also includes other equipment that are manufactured by local ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: BEL • Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) • DRDO • Electronic Warfare (EW) suite • Hal • iDEX • Transfer of Technology

Defence Acquisition Council meet

On October 21, 2019, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the Defence Acquisition Council. The objective of the council is to ensure expeditious procurement to meet the requirements of the armed forces. Highlights of the meet The Council approved a capital procurement of Rs 3300 crores for indigenously designed and developed equipment for the Defence ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) • Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO) • Indian Armed Forces • Indian Military Exercises • Make in India • Make in India Defence

AKASH-1S Missile: test fired by DRDO

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired Akash-1S surface to air defence missile system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Balasore off the Odisha coast. This is the second successive successful missile test by DRDO in last two days. About Akash-1S Background: The Akash missile is a medium range multi-target engagement capable ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Agni Missile • Akash missile • Akash missile system • Akash MK1 • Akash-MK2 • Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) • Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) • Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) • Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP) • medium-range surface-to-air missile • Nag missile • Odisha • S-400 • Trishul missile