Defence Acquisition Council, DAC has accorded approval for procurement of indigenous Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Next Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries for the Indian Navy. The council was chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today. <br />''<br />''The SDR is a complex and state of art communication system which will enable information sharing, collaboration and situational awareness through high-speed data and secure voice communication with anti-jamming capability.<br />''<br />''Next-Generation Maritime Mobile Coastal Batteries will be fitted with supersonic BrahMos surface-to-surface cruise missiles and would be deployed along the coast. It has been developed and manufactured in India by Indo-Russia Joint Venture Company, BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. <br />''<br />''Defence Ministry said, both these indigenously developed equipment are of the latest generation and will give a fillip to the Make-in-India initiatives of the Government. <br />''<br />