CAG pulls up defence ministry for Boeing anti-submarine aircraft deal

Public finance watchdog the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) slammed the defence ministry for changing the parameters of the deal in the procurement of P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance anti-submarine warfare (LRMRASW) aircraft from th...

DAC approves implementation guidelines for strategic partnership model

The Ministry of Defence at South Block, New Delhi. (File photo)New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence’s Defence Acquisition Council approved implementation guidelines for the strategic partnership model in defence purchases, on Monday. The move is ...

Govt sends team abroad to select rifles, carbines for armed forces

The Ministry of Defence has sent a nine-member "empowered committee" headed by an Army brigadier to the US, Australia, South Korea, Israel and UAE to select new assault rifles and battle carbines for the armed forces. "A 9-member empowered...

DAC approves defence equipment procurement worth Rs 5500 Cr

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Thursday accorded approval for the procurement of equipment for the defence forces valued at over Rs 5500 crore. Pursuing the goal of indigenisation and...

DAC simplifies defence procurement procedure

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-headed Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday approved various measures to simplify the defence procurement procedure (DPP). In continuation of its efforts to streamline defence procurement procedures ...