‘Unprecedented transformation’: Rajnath hails fourfold rise in defence production in message to soldiers

Mode isatio
of
the
defe ce
fo ces,
d ive
by
a
self- elia t
a d
futu e- eady
defe ce
secto
is
the
fi st
a d
fo emost
p io ity
of
gove me t,
Raj ath
Si gh
told
the
A med
Fo ces
o
the
eve
of
80th
I depe de ce
Day.

NEW
DELHI:
Defe ce
Mi iste

Raj ath
Si gh
o
F iday
said
I dia’s
defe ce
secto
had
u de go e
a
“u p ecede ted
t a sfo matio ”
ove
the
past
12
yea s,
with
domestic
defe ce
p oductio
isi g
ea ly
fou fold
to
a
eco d
Rs
1.78
lakh
c o e
i
2025-26.I
his
message
to
soldie s
o
the
eve
of
I depe de ce
Day,
Raj ath
said
I dia
had
educed
its
depe de ce
o
defe ce
impo ts
while
st e gthe i g
i dige ous
ma ufactu i g
u de
the

Aatma i bha
Bha at
a d

Make
i
I dia
i itiatives.””You
all
k ow
that
u de
the
leade ship
of
the
Ho ‘ble
P ime
Mi iste ,
ou
gove me t
has
always
acco ded
the
highest
p io ity
to
self- elia ce
i
the
defe ce
secto .
Ove
the
past
12
yea s,
you
have
wit essed
u p ecede ted
t a sfo matio
i
the
defe ce
secto
th ough
Aatma i bha
Bha at
a d
Make
i
I dia,”
he
said.“Ou
domestic
defe ce
p oductio ,
which
stood
at
a ou d
Rs
46,000
c o e
i
2014,
eached
a
eco d
Rs
1.78
lakh
c o e
i
FY
2025-26.
This
mea s
that
ove
the
past
decade,
ou
domestic
defe ce
p oductio
has
i c eased
ea ly
fou fold.
This
is
p oof
of
the
st uctu al
cha ges
that
have
take
place
ove
the
past
decade,”
the
defe ce
mi iste
added.

The
u io
mi iste
fu the
highlighted
ece t
tests
a d
developme ts
i
i dige ous
defe ce
tech ology,
i cludi g
the
MIRV-equipped
Adva ced
Ag i
missile,
Rud am-II
ai -to-su face
missile,
Lo g
Ra ge
La d
Attack
C uise
Missile
a d
Pi aka
Lo g
Ra ge
Guided
Rocket.

“We
have
also
made
majo
adva ces
i
hype so ic
tech ology.
The
successful
demo st atio
of
Solid
Fuel
Ducted
Ramjet
tech ology
is
equally
sig ifica t,”
he
said.He
also
said
the
fi st
successful
test
of
the
i dige ous
Kusha
Lo g
Ra ge
Su face-to-Ai
Missile
had
st e gthe ed
I dia’s
ai -defe ce
capabilities.

91%
i dege isatio
i
A my
ammu itio s

As
Raj ath
hailed
the
g owth
i
defe ce
secto ,
the
mi ist y
of
defe ce
said
I dia’s
defe ce
p oductio
eached
a
eco d
Rs
1.78
lakh
c o e
i
2025-26,
ea ly
fou
times
the
level
of
2014.
The
gove me t
said
defe ce
expo ts
have
g ow
56-fold,
f om
Rs
686
c o e
i
2013-14
to
Rs
38,424
c o e
i
2025-26,
with
I dia
defe ce
p oducts
ow
eachi g
mo e
tha
80
cou t ies.The
defe ce
budget
has
i c eased
3.1-fold,
f om
Rs
2.53
lakh
c o e
i
2013-14
to
Rs
7.85
lakh
c o e
i
2026-27,
while
capital
expe ditu e
has
ise
2.3-fold
to
Rs
2.19
lakh
c o e.
Defe ce
R&D
spe di g
has
mo e
tha
doubled
to
Rs
29,100
c o e
i
2026-27
f om
Rs
13,716
c o e
i
2014-15.

The
mi ist y
said
the
I dia
A my
has
achieved
oughly
91%
self-sufficie cy
i
ammu itio ,
havi g
i dige ised
159
of
175
ammu itio
va ia ts.The
gove me t
is
ta geti g
Rs
3
lakh
c o e
i
a ual
defe ce
p oductio
a d
Rs
50,000
c o e
i
defe ce
expo ts
by
2029.

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