The Defence Ministry on July 26 approved the procurement of military equipment and weapons worth ₹28,000 crore, which included swarm drones, carbines and bulletproof jackets.
The procurement proposals were cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
"The Acceptance of Necessity [AoN] for capital acquisition proposals of the armed forces amounting to ₹28,732 crore were accorded by the DAC," the Defence Ministry said in a statement.