Defence Acquisition Council

(Ministry of Defence)

 

WHAT

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh chairs first Defence Acquisition Council meeting since assuming office.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

He accorded approval for procurement of indigenous Software Defined Radio (SDR Tactical) and Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries (Long Range) for the Indian Navy.

 

SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO

• The SDR is a complex and state of art communication system.
• SDR has been indigenously designed and developed by DRDO, BEL and Weapons Electronics System Engineering Establishment.
• It would enable information sharing, collaboration and situational awareness through high-speed data and secure voice communication with anti-jamming capability.

 

 

NEXT GENERATION MARITIME MOBILE COASTAL BATTERIES (NGMMCB, Long Range)

• It would be fitted with supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missiles and would be deployed along the coast.
• The NGMMCB has been developed and manufactured in India by Indo-Russia Joint Venture Company, M/s BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.

 

 

DEFENCE ACQUISITION COUNCIL

The Defence Acquisition Council under the Defence Minister was constituted for overall guidance of the defence procurement planning process.

 

OBJECTIVE

To ensure expeditious procurement of the approved requirements of the Armed Forces in terms of capabilities sought and time frame prescribed by optimally utilizing the allocated budgetary resources.

 

FUNCTIONS OF DAC

1. In-principle approval of 15 Years Long Terms Integrated Perspective Plan for Defence Forces
2. Accord of Acceptance of Necessity to acquisition proposals
3. Categorization of the acquisition proposals relating to ‘Buy’, ‘Buy & Make’ and ‘Make’
4. Issues relating to Single vendor clearance
5. The decision regarding ‘offset’ provisions in respect of acquisition proposals above Rs. 300 crores
6. Decisions regarding Transfer of Technology under ‘Buy & Make’ category of acquisition proposals
7. Field Trial evaluation.

 

Source: PIB

 

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