<span style="color: #222222;">Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has cleared the procurement of 14 items worth over 380 crore rupees from the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) startups or MSMEs. These items will be procured by the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force. The DAC also approved the new simplified procedure for procurement from the iDEX startups and MSMEs. This would fast-track the procurement from the startups or MSMEs.<br />''<br />''The Council has also accorded Acceptance of Necessity for capital acquisition proposals of Armed Forces amounting to eight thousand 357 crore rupees. The proposal includes procurement of Night Sight (Image Intensifier), Light Vehicles GS 4X4, Air Defence Fire Control Radar (Light) and GSAT 7B Satellite.<br />''<br />''The Ministry of Defence said, acquisition of this equipment and systems will enhance operational preparedness of Armed Forces by providing better visibility, enhanced mobility, improved communication and increased capability of detecting enemy aircraft. It said, all modernisation requirements of defence forces to be indigenously sourced and import to be resorted to only as an exception.</span><br />