Context: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved capital acquisition proposals worth ₹2.38 lakh crore, while India also signed ₹858 crore defence deals for systems such as the Tunguska air defence system and P-8I aircraft support.
About Defence Acquisition Council (DAC):
- Nature: Executive body under the Ministry of Defence (not statutory/constitutional).
- Formation: Established in 2001 on recommendations of the Group of Ministers (post-Kargil War).
- Chairperson: Defence Minister.
- Composition: Includes CDS, Service Chiefs, Defence Secretary, DRDO Chairman, and DG Coast Guard.
- Core role: Highest body for defence procurement and policy decisions.
- Key function: Grants Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)—mandatory first step for capital acquisition.
- Procurement routes: Decides categories under DAP 2020 such as Buy (Indian-IDDM), Buy & Make, Make.
- Scope: Covers acquisitions for Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
- Key systems: Includes procurement of Tunguska (short-range gun-missile air defence system against aircraft, drones, cruise missiles) and support for P-8I (long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the Indian Navy).
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