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DAC clears ₹79,000 crore of proposals

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: DAC clears ₹79,000 crore of proposals (GS3 · Defence, 29 December 2025)

What happened

  • The DAC gave AoN for proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore. These include Astra Mk-II missiles and SPICE-1000 kits for the IAF, and bollard-pull tugs and software-defined radios for the Navy [PIB].

Background

  • AoN is the first step in DAP. Contract signing can take years.

Why it matters

  • Astra Mk-II is indigenous, so the order backs local missile production.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-12-29): the DAC gave AoN for proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore. These include Astra Mk-II missiles and SPICE-1000 kits for the IAF, and bollard-pull tugs and software-defined radios for the Navy.
  2. Astra Mk-II is indigenous, so the order backs local missile production.
Quotable data point

The DAC gave AoN for proposals worth about ₹79,000 crore.

PIB: Defence: DAC ₹79,000 crore AoN, 29 Dec 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Astra, AoN.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Total AoN

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Astra is a

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

DAC chaired by

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Defence: DAC ₹79,000 crore AoN, 29 Dec 2025

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