Active Offboard Decoy System

Rs 2.12 lakh crore DAC clearance brings kamikaze drones, VSHORADS and new warships for forces

The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday cleared capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 2.12 lakh crore. The Army gets ten systems including Long Range Kamikaze Drones, VSHORADS and Light Multi Role Helicopters, the Navy an offboard decoy system and new indigenous warships, and the Air Force helicopters, air defence systems and a weather radar. Around 82 percent will be sourced from Indian industry.