India’s defence production reached a record INR 151,000 crore (USD 17 billion) for 2024-25, driven mainly by state-run industries. Defence exports rose to INR 6,695 crore (USD 755 million). New initiatives and collaborations aim to enhance self-reliance and sustainability, positioning India as a future global defence manufacturing hub.
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will assess the performance of 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) on November 10, 2025, as part of a push for self-reliance in defence manufacturing. The review includes plans to double R&D investments, promote innovation, and enhance export capabilities to position DPSUs globally.
By A Correspondent Bengaluru (Karnataka): Indian major Bharat Forge Limited (BFL) and VEDA Aeronautics Private Limited (VEDA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and other High-Speed Aerial Weapon Systems used in the battlefield for India’s armed forces. While VEDA Aeronautics, […]
By N. C. Bipindra China dreams of turning the People’s Liberation Army, or PLA, into a “world-class” military by the end of 2049. Two out of every ten and seven of the top twenty-five of the world’s largest defense companies are from China. But does high volume necessarily […]
In an interview ahead of DefExpo-2022, Lockheed Martin India’s vice president and chief executive William L. Blair tells our editor N. C. Bipindra that hundreds of domestic suppliers, including over 140 MSMEs, feed into the joint ventures set up by the American defence major in India. The F-21 […]
New Delhi: India‘s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh today operationalised a private sector defence manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) in Lucknow. The facility, run by Aerolloy Technologies Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PTC Industries Limited, will manufacture parts for aircraft engines, helicopter engines, […]
(Editor’s Note: Adds SIDM statement on the Second Positive Indigenisation List at Paragraph 16.) New Delhi: India today announced the addition of 108 defence platforms and equipment to a list of items that are banned from imports, further boosting the Narendra Modi government’s resolve to give preference to […]
