New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Defence Ministry's apex procurement body, Defence Acquisition Council, is expected to meet today to clear major indigenous projects for the Indian defence forces, including a homegrown integrated air defence weapon system for the protection of the Delhi NCR region from aerial threats.

As part of augmenting the drone capabilities of the Indian Army, the Defence Ministry is likely to decide on buying around 850 loitering munitions for the Indian Army.

An Indian Navy proposal to procure a large number of Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile systems from indigenous sources to counter threats to its warships is also expected to come up for discussion.

India is also set to take a call on leasing of two Sea Guardian MQ-9B...