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Defence output and exports scale new highs but fall short of targets

India's defence manufacturing and exports have seen significant shifts over the past decade in production volumes, export values, and private sector participation

Why India's defence-industrial ecosystem remains in the State's hands

The country has one of the largest defence-industrial bases in the developing world: 16 DPSUs, over 430 licensed companies, about 16,000 micro, small, and medium enterprises, and 46 DRDO labs

'The India-Pakistan hyphen disappeared in 1999 and hasn't returned'

Business Standard presents the inaugural edition of the Blueprint Podcast

Pak claim of downing Rafales during Op Sindoor incorrect: Dassault CEO

Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier says Rafale is better than the American F-35 stealth jet and far superior to all Chinese aircraft in the market when it comes to being an omnirole aircraft

Time to pull trigger: Defence R&D, production, export must scale sharply

India's annual defence production reached a record ₹1.46 trillion in FY25 - up almost 15 per cent over the previous high of ₹1.27 trillion in FY24

Govt to sign ₹2 trn in defence contracts in FY26 as well: Defence Secy

After record Rs 2.09 trillion awarded in FY25, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh says FY26 to continue momentum, prioritising domestic industry and technology

In a first, Rafale fuselage to be made in India under Tata-Dassault tie-up

"The agreements between Dassault and TASL also come amid a growing focus on boosting private sector participation in the production of indigenous combat aircraft."

Conditions right to lift defence spend to 2.5% GDP by FY30: Defence secy

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh underscored that FY25 marked the first time in five years that the military modernisation budget was fully exhausted

Defence ministry weighs licensing reform; DAP 2020 revision by Nov-end

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh calls on private sector to scale up R&D and capital equipment investment while assuring full govt support

India's defence production hits all-time high of ₹1.46 trillion in FY25

Defence minister said that defence exports also hit a record high in the previous financial year, crossing ₹24,000 crore, an increase of nearly 14 per cent from ₹21,083 crore in FY24

National security: How India can secure much-needed funds for defence

Experts say increasing the defence budget as a share of GDP even by ten basis points could significantly increase access to funds

India's defence budget may near Rs 32 trillion by 2047: CII-KPMG report

The report notes that achieving the vision of India as a developed nation by 2047, particularly through a strengthened defence sector, faces several roadblocks and challenges

HAL, private firms to compete for Amca prototype contract: Defence ministry

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves stealth jet programme execution model, which provides equal opportunity to both private- and public-sector players on a competitive basis

'India paused Op Sindoor after achieving goals, escalation dominance'

Lt Gen Deependra Singh Hooda (Retd.), key to the 2016 surgical strike, explains how Operation Sindoor changed warfare in South Asia, why India paused, and what became of Pakistan's nuclear blackmail

Pakistan's nuclear weapons should be placed under IAEA supervision: Rajnath

EAM Jaishankar says ties with Pakistan will remain 'strictly bilateral'; reiterates Indus Waters Treaty will stay in abeyance until cross-border terrorism ends

Operation Sindoor showcased national air defence capability: Govt sources

India's air defence grid countered the multi-domain threat posed by Pakistan, ranging from hard-to-detect drones to high-speed missiles

Indian forces remain operationally deployed amid 'pause' on Op Sindoor

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the first since the 'pause' in Operation Sindoor

India rejects Trump's claim of averting nuclear clash with Pakistan

Responding to a question during a briefing Tuesday evening, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said "military action was entirely in the conventional domain"

Operation Sindoor: Will not tolerate nuclear blackmail, says PM Modi

Modi said that India would first give a befitting response to a terrorist attack on its terms and take strict action at every place from where the roots of terrorism emerge

India calls Pak's nuclear bluff, rejects Kashmir mediation: Govt sources

Will respond 'fiercely' and 'punitively' in case of violations by Pakistan, say Armed forces