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NEW DELHI: The protection ministry has totally utilized its capital outlay of Rs 1.86 lakh crore (revised estimate) for FY2025-26. In FY2024-25 too, the ministry had utilized its capital price range totally. The general use of the protection price range, together with MoD (civil) and pension, throughout FY2025-26 stood at 99.62%.The unique appropriation for capital expenditure within the fiscal was Rs 1.8 lakh crore, which was raised by finance ministry in view of the tempo of expenditure achieved by protection ministry through the first two quarters and given the elevated requirement of forces for modernization and different functions post-Op Sindoor, a ministry’s launch stated.A good portion of the expenditure was in the direction of acquisition of plane and aero engines, adopted by land techniques, digital warfare tools, armaments, shipbuilding, aviation shops and projectiles. Additionally included had been proposals for acquisition of multi-role fighter plane, medium-altitude long-endurance remotely piloted plane for IAF, mine counter measure vessels for Navy, and quick-reaction surface-to-air missile system and Nag missile system Mark-2 for Military.In monetary yr 2025-26, acceptance of necessity for 109 proposals amounting to Rs 6.81 lakh crore was agreed by protection ministry, in comparison with 56 proposals value Rs 1.76 lakh crore authorized in FY2024-25. Additionally, capital procurement contracts for a complete of 503 proposals amounting to Rs 2.28 lakh crore had been signed by the ministry in FY2025-26.With a hike of twenty-two%, the price range has allotted Rs 2.19 lakh crore below capital head for FY2026-27.