How dependent is India on Flight Data Recorders imports?

India imports $0.09 bn, mostly from USA. Its Critical Manufacturing Dependency Index is 67.71/100 (High), with a localisation potential of 45.5.

Flight Data Recorders

High dependencyBuild-nowAerospace & AviationReasoned estimateHS 8523.51

$0.09 bnAnnual import

24%Indian capability

5,006Supplier concentration (HHI)

₹3,256 crTo localise

Why India imports it. Reasoned estimate: India has limited domestic capacity for flight data recorders; sector trade patterns indicate continued import reliance.

Why it matters. Strategic dependency within aerospace value chain; affects downstream manufacturing competitiveness.

Can India localise it? Hard

Where it comes from. USA (61%), Germany (23%), Japan (16%).

Scorecard

The ten indices

CMDI 67.71Dependency

LPI 45.5Localisation potential

IAI 53.75Investment attractiveness

SRI 68.02Supply risk

SCI 59.25Supply-chain complexity

TRI 44Technology readiness

IMI 70Industrial multiplier

NSRI 61National-security relevance

EPI 56Export potential

ICGI 68.08Capability gap

Intelligence

Related signals

Sources

Primary references

www.mod.gov.in ↗

Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate derived from sector trade patterns and HS code classification; specific company/number values are modelled. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).