New Delhi, March 27 -- The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) is likely to give its nod to several major programmes aimed at strengthening the armed forces, including proposals to acquire 60 Medium Transport Aircraft and five more units of the S-400 air defence systems.

The meeting is scheduled to take place on Friday and is also expected to clear a proposal to acquire around four squadrons of the indigenous Remotely Piloted Strike Aircraft, also referred to as unmanned combat jets, for the Indian Air Force.

Sources in the defence establishment told ANI that the Indian Army's plan to acquire a large number of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, with a strike range of 800 km, is also likely to come up for approval.

The DAC is the apex bo...