New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- India will acquire military equipment worth Rs.79,000 crore for the three armed services to strengthen their firepower and operational capability, the Ministry of Defence said in a press release.

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, met today and approved multiple procurement proposals for the army, navy and air force, the government said in a statement.

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The DAC granted 'Acceptance of Necessity (AoN)' to procure the tracked Nag missile system (Mk-II NAMIS).

It also approved ground-based mobile ELINT systems (GBMES) and high-mobility vehicles fitted with cranes, among other items.

The tracked NAMIS will boost the army's capacity to neutralise enemy armoured...