Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)
Procurement Decision-Making
The DAC is the apex decision-making body for all capital acquisition proposals for the Indian Armed Forces. It was constituted in 2001 as part of the post-Kargil defence reforms.
- Chaired by the Defence Minister; members include the CDS, three Service Chiefs, Defence Secretary, Secretary (Defence Production), Secretary (Defence Finance), and Chairman DRDO
- The DAC grants Acceptance of Necessity (AoN), which is the first formal approval step in the procurement process
- Procurement chain: Statement of Case → AoN by DAC → RFP → Technical Evaluation → Field Evaluation Trials → Commercial Negotiation Committee (CNC) → CFA (Competent Financial Authority) → Contract
- For Foreign Military Sales (FMS) from the US, procurement follows the US government-to-government FMS route through the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), with pricing set by the US government
- Recent major DAC approvals include submarines under Project 75(I), additional Su-30MKI aircraft, and Tejas Mk1A fighters
● Tracked since February 10, 2026 · last seen August 14, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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