New Delhi, July 3 -- The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday gave its go-ahead for the purchase of weapons and systems worth Rs.52,000 crore to boost the armed forces' capabilities.

The capability enhancement approved by the council, India's apex defence procurement body, covers the procurement of a raft of systems, ranging from the anti-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) electronic warfare system AKASH TARANG and man-portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) systems to the medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) weapon system, the defence ministry said.

The DAC also accorded its Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of the very short-range air defence system (V-SHORADS), an...