Arjun tanks and arms worth ` 13,700cr okayed

NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved capital acquisition proposals of various weapons and equipment including 118 Arjun tanks on Tuesday. "Three Acceptance of Necessities (AoNs) for an overall cost of Rs 13,700 crore were accorded," the Ministry of Defence said. All the Acceptance of Necessities are in the highest priority category of Defence Acquisition — Buy Indian-IDDM (Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured). “DAC has approved capital acquisition proposals of various weapons/ platforms/ equipment/systems required by the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force," the MoD said.