India’s annual defence production reached
an all-time high of ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025–26
¨ India’s annual defence
production reached an all-time high of ₹1.78 lakh crore in FY 2025–26.
¨
Defence production stood
at ₹84,643 crore in FY 2020–21 and ₹43,746 crore in FY 2013–14.
¨ Defence production
includes the manufacture of weapons, military platforms, systems, ammunition,
and other equipment for the armed forces.
¨
India’s defence
industrial base comprises Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), ordnance
factories, and private sector manufacturers.
¨
DPSUs and other public
sector units contributed about 76% of the total defence production in FY
2025–26.
¨ The private sector
contributed nearly ₹42,000 crore, accounting for 24% of total defence
production in FY 2025–26.
¨
India recorded defence
exports worth ₹38,424 crore during FY 2025–26.
¨ The Union Budget 2026 allocated ₹7.85 lakh crore for the defence sector.
¨ Out of this allocation, ₹2.19 lakh crore was earmarked for military modernisation and capital acquisitions.
