India has approved a major procurement proposal to acquire modern military equipment and weaponry worth nearly 2.12 trillion rupees (approximately $22.27 billion) to strengthen its armed forces. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) granted in-principle approval on Monday, October 26, according to a statement from India's Ministry of Defence citing a report by Reuters.

The approved inventory covers a wide range of advanced equipment tailored for the army, navy, and air force. Key items include very short-range air defense systems, counter-drone systems, integrated surveillance and strike equipment, and long-range kamikaze drones. Kamikaze drones function as suicide weapons that destroy themselves upon impacting the targeted position.

For the Indian Army, the plan incorporates high-mobility vehicles, light utility helicopters, self-propelled tracked gun systems, and artillery location technology to improve troop movement, logistics, and enemy identification. The Navy's share includes Active Offboard Decoy Systems designed to protect warships from anti-ship missiles, alongside modern vessels. Meanwhile, the Air Force will receive helicopters, air defense platforms, and mobile X-band Doppler weather radars to boost weather forecasting and surveillance operations.