NEW DELHI: Defence production in India has been consistently rising since the country started focusing on ‘Aatmanirbharta’ or self-reliance, according to the Union Government.
While the value of defence production in 2019-2020 was Rs 79,071 crore, in the corresponding year it increased to Rs 84,643 crore and then to Rs 94,845 crore in 2021-2022, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry Ajay Bhatt told Lok Sabha in a written reply on April 3.
Many significant projects were successfully executed in the country, the Minister said. These include 155mm Artillery Gun system ‘Dhanush’, Advanced Towed Artiliary Guns (ATAGs), Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’, Surface to Air Missile system ‘Akash’, Main Battle Tank ‘Arjun’, T-90 Tank, T-72 Tank, Armoured Personnel Carrier ‘BMP-II/IIK’, Su-30 MK1, Cheetah Helicopter, and Advanced Light Helicopter.
Among other major productions were Dornier Do-228, High Mobility Trucks, INS Kalvari, INS Khanderi, INS Chennai, Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette (ASWC), Arjun Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle, and Bridge Laying Tank.
Apart from these, Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) for 155mm Ammunition, Medium Bullet Proof Vehicle (MBPV), Weapon Locating Radar (WLR), Integrated Air Command and Control System (IACCS), Software Defined Radios (SDR), Lakshya Parachute for Pilotless Target Aircraft, Opto Electronic Sights for Battle Tanks, Water Jet Fast Attack Craft, Inshore Patrol Vessel, Offshore Patrol Vessel, Fast Interceptor Boat, Landing Craft Utility, 25 T Tugs, were also produced in the country, he said.
