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DAC clears b984,000 cr acquisition slatebTejas Mk1A rolls out from Nashik linebBrahMos export deal nears closebMRFA RFP evaluation timeline firmedbDefence budget 2026 capital outlay tabledb DAC clears b984,000 cr acquisition slatebTejas Mk1A rolls out from Nashik linebBrahMos export deal nears closebMRFA RFP evaluation timeline firmedbDefence budget 2026 capital outlay tabledb

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MRFA moves: the 114-jet contest enters its decisive phase as evaluation timeline is firmed

What a hardened Make-in-India clause means for Tier-1 integrators, the offset math, and the suppliers now positioned to win work b read alongside the live tender pipeline.

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Defence Ministry clears b984,000 cr acquisition slate in latest DAC meet

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INDIGENOUS

HAL rolls out first LCA Tejas Mk1A from the new Nashik line

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EXPORTS

BrahMos export order to a third Southeast Asian nation nears close

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LIVE TENDERS1,284

UAV sub-systems supply b� Indian Army closes 9d

MRO for transport fleet b� IAF closes 14d

Coastal surveillance radars b� Navy closes 21d

SUPPLIERS ADDED B7 30D 340 new OEM, MSME & component records matched to programmes.

DOMESTIC SHARE B7 YoY +18% of contracted value now flows to indigenous suppliers.

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07:40 DAC approves AoN for 12 Su-30 upgrade kits under Buy (Indian). 09:15 HALb�Safran engine JV clears a key regulatory step. 11:02 Two MSMEs qualified into the Project 75I supply chain. 13:30 Export clearance issued for coastal radar systems.

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ECOSYSTEM SPOTLIGHT B7 CORRIDOR

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