Within this, approximately ₹2.19 lakh crore has been allocated under the capital head. Of that amount, around ₹1.85 lakh crore is specifically meant for capital acquisition, representing an increase of roughly 24% over the previous financial year’s corresponding allocation.
The 3D Central Acquisition Radar, or 3D CAR, belongs to an Indian radar-development lineage that produced systems such as Rohini for the Indian Air Force and Revathi for naval use. DRDO documentation describes the earlier Central Acquisition Radar programme as an S-band radar technology that was progressively upgraded and adapted through collaboration involving DRDO, BEL and Indian industry.
Singh said India can offer some missile systems at almost one-fourth the price of comparable products from foreign OEMs. For countries seeking modern military capability without the procurement costs associated with many established Western systems, that price difference can become commercially important.
Shah expects the sector to expand further and estimated that India’s drone industry could eventually reach around ₹19,000–20,000 crore. The growth is being driven by rising military procurement, agricultural applications, surveying, infrastructure inspection, logistics, surveillance and a rapidly developing domestic manufacturing base.
WB Electronics India is responsible for the Polish group’s operations in the country and operates from New Delhi. The company describes its Indian portfolio as covering unmanned reconnaissance platforms, strike systems, battlefield-management technologies, military communications, fire-control systems, cybersecurity and equipment modernisation.
The Defence Production Secretary visited BEL Ghaziabad along with senior officials from the Department of Defence Production. He was received by Rashmi Kathuria, Executive Director and Unit Head, along with other senior officials of the complex.
Official West Bengal industrial-development documentation identifies Jangal Sundari Karmanagari as a major industrial project under the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation. The wider development is being implemented in phases, with land intended for large industries as well as ancillary and MSME activity.
Pinaka was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation to provide the Indian Army with an indigenous multi-barrel rocket artillery system capable of delivering large volumes of fire against battlefield targets.
Draft DAP 2026 proposes to strengthen this approach by explicitly defining indigenous design and by increasing the indigenous-content requirement under the Buy Indian-IDDM category from 50 per cent to 60 per cent.
H-562 follows the delivery of the first vessel, ICG H-561, by about three months. Chowgule Shipbuilding Division confirmed that both craft were delivered within their contractual timelines and exceeded the contracted maximum speed of 45 knots during trials.
