DAC clears proposals worth Rs 2.38 lakh crore to augment defence capabilities

• Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) — apex MoD body for capital acquisition — granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) worth ~Rs 2.38 lakh crore on 27 March 2026.
• Headline systems cleared for the Indian Army: Dhanush Gun System, Air Defence Tracked System, Armoured Piercing Tank Ammunition, High Capacity Radio Relay, Runway Independent Aerial Surveillance System.
• Relevant for UPSC under GS-III (Internal Security, Defence indigenisation) and Prelims (defence terminology, DAP-2020, Aatmanirbhar Bharat).