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TARA is a modular range-extension kit, meaning it can be fitted to existing unguided warheads to improve their accuracy and effectiveness. In simple terms, it gives a conventional weapon a guided glide capability, allowing it to hit ground-based targets with far greater precision than a standard free-fall bomb. This is significant because it allows the armed forces to upgrade existing low-cost warheads into smarter, more accurate strike weapons without depending entirely on expensive imported precision munitions.

Fleet Support Ships are not frontline combatants in the traditional sense, but they are critical to blue-water naval power. A navy can operate far from its home ports only if its warships can be refuelled, resupplied and sustained at sea. The new FSS vessels will carry fuel, water, ammunition and stores, allowing Indian naval task forces to remain deployed for longer periods without needing to return frequently to harbour.

Speaking at the North Tech Symposium 2026 in Prayagraj, Dr. Singh said the transformation has been driven by indigenous innovation, advanced technology adoption, private sector participation and a larger policy push toward self-reliance. The defence sector, once heavily dependent on imports, is now being positioned as a manufacturing and export pillar under the broader Atmanirbhar Bharat framework.