India's Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the procurement of 97 Tejas aircraft and 156 Prachand attack helicopters in a big boost for the country's military.
While the Tejas aircraft are for the Indian Air Force, the Prachand choppers are for the Army and the Navy.
The deal for both the indigenously developed aircraft is reportedly ₹1.1 lakh crore.
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also cleared a proposal of the Indian Air Force to upgrade its Su-30 fighter fleet, the PTI reported quoting sources.
The defence ministry is expected to provide the details of the projects cleared by the DAC soon.