He asserted that over the past four years, Swavalamban has provided niche technologies to Indian small-scale industries where they were needed most. Commodore Handu mentioned that all the technologies were showcased at Swavalamban 2025.
"#IndianArmy is accelerating its indigenisation drive in the #YearofTechAbsorption, achieving major breakthroughs in reducing dependencies on imports. Over 1,050 spares and more than 60 major assemblies of critical foreign-origin weapon systems have already been indigenised, enabling upgr
India recorded its highest-ever defence production of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in 2024-25, with manufacturing in the country rising leaps and bounds over the past years, thanks to the right policies and Atmanirbharta reforms in place.
In a major milestone towards self-reliance, the Indian Army has indigenised 55 out of the total 57 Special Clothing and Mountaineering Equipment (SCME) for troops in Super High Altitude Areas, Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI), IHQ of MoD (Army) said.
Amid rising global uncertainty and recent security challenges, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday stressed the need for indigenisation and self-reliance in defence manufacturing, urging the private sector to play a greater role in strengthening India's defence ecosystem.
Effective from November 1, the new procurement manual will facilitate revenue procurement of approximately Rs one lakh crore by the three Services and other establishments under the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
The initiative aims to strengthen India's ID Tech ecosystem by enabling startups, academia, and industry to work closely with UIDAI. Through SITAA, UIDAI seeks to drive innovation, promote indigenisation, and co-develop advanced and future-ready identity technologies.
The commissioning of Androth marks yet another milestone in the Indian Navy's steady stride towards capability enhancement and indigenisation. The induction is part of a larger momentum that has seen several state-of-the-art warships join the naval fleet in recent months.
Minister Lokesh delivered a strategic pitch and presented Andhra Pradesh's proposal to host a large, world-class aerospace manufacturing facility, anchored by Airbus and supported by co-located Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors for end-to-end supply chain integration.
Addressing Aero Tech India 2025 organised by FICCI in partnership with CAPSS, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti, SYSM AVSM VM, told industry leaders and policymakers that even 99 per cent indigenous content was insufficient if critical components remained impor
Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Awadhesh Kumar Bharti called for indigenisation in the defence sector to win future wars and flagged concern over "painfully slow" progress towards operationalisation.
In a major boost to indigenisation in defence sector, the Indian Army has issued a tender to buy five to six regiments of 'Anant Shastra' surface to air missile weapon systems to strengthen the air defence along the borders with Pakistan and China.