Page 2 - Defence Production Policy

More defence import embargoes soon, industry asked to step up

Army spells out four kinds of equipment it wants to be made by domestic manufacturers

MoD go-ahead to 'Make in India' acquisitions worth Rs 8,722 crore

The bulk of this will go towards purchasing the first fixed wing aircraft that Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has designed and developed in decades

Proposed MoD policy aims to double India's defence production in 5 years

The new policy backtracks significantly from the draft DPrP 2018, which aimed at catapulting India into the world's top five defence producers

MoD procurement policy proposes ban on import of specific weapons

The draft DAP-2020 retains the first draft's emphasis on promoting higher indigenous content in equipment manufactured in India, including under licence from foreign vendors

Defence reforms: Indian manufacturers looking to ride the opportunity

FM Nirmala Sitharaman had announced a series of measures to boost investments in India's defence and aerospace sector last week as part of the tranche 4 of the Rs 20 trillion economic stimulus

Galvanising aerospace

Infrastructure, skilling, access to funds - these fundamentals need to be fixed first for India to achieve its aerospace targets

Indigenous defence production key to $5-trn economy: Rajnath Singh

He urged the private sector to increase its participation in defence manufacturing to realise the government's vision of making India a $5 trillion economy by 2024

Strategic shift: India asks private companies to firm up defence production

With defence budget stagnating and government agencies lagging in building weapon systems, India needs the private sector to fill up the production vacuum

MoD spells out five-point plan for raising annual defence production

Defence production targeted to reach $26 billion annually by 2025

Key panel to review defence procurement policy, ensure faster acquisitions

The Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 (DPP) is due for revision. Officials said the panel will recommend measures to remove procedural bottlenecks and hasten defence acquisition

DPrP 2018: Arms production targets are 'under-ambitious', says Ajay Kumar

Although Defence Production Policy-2018 aims to indigenize key weapon systems by 2025, Kumar accepted that arms import will continue, albeit on a reduced scale