Defence
Indigenous platforms riding on foreign engines and electronics.
53/100Sovereignty index
0Import-dependent layers
34Players (26 Indian)
0Recent developments
Value chain
Where India stands
Raw Materials3 · Partial
Refining & Processing3 · Partial
Components & Inputs1 · Nascent
Equipment & Capital Goods2 · Emerging
Manufacturing & Integration4 · Substantial
Services & IP3 · Partial
Dependency
Chokepoints
NVIDIA Corporation14 dependents
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company3 dependents
Gallium3 dependents
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited3 dependents
ASML Holding NV2 dependents
Ecosystem
Key players
Aeronautical Development AgencyINBharat Dynamics LimitedINBharat Electronics LimitedINBharat Forge Limited (Kalyani Strategic Systems)INBrahMos Aerospace Private LimitedINCochin Shipyard LimitedINDassault AviationFRDefence Research and Development OrganisationINDefence Semiconductor / GaN-SiC Capability (chokepoint)INDepartment of Defence ProductionINGalliumCNGarden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers LimitedINGE AerospaceUSHindustan Aeronautics LimitedINHindustan Zinc LimitedINInnovations for Defence ExcellenceINIREL (India) LimitedINLarsen & Toubro Limited (Precision Engineering & Systems)IN
Evidence
Primary sources
procurement · 2020Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020DDP, MoD ↗procurement · 2020DAP 2020 — MoD copyMinistry of Defence ↗policy · 2020Draft Defence Production & Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020DDP, MoD ↗notified list · 20245th Positive Indigenisation List (DPSUs) — 346 itemsDDP, MoD ↗scheme-guidelines · 2021iDEX Scheme documentDDP, MoD (iDEX/DIO) ↗scheme-guidelines · 2024ADITI Scheme (iDEX sub-scheme) — GuidelinesMoD (iDEX/DIO) ↗scheme · currentDRDO Technology Development Fund (TDF) — brochureDRDO, MoD ↗policy · 2020Defence Offset Guidelines (revised, DAP 2020)Ministry of Defence ↗roadmap · 2018Technology Perspective & Capability Roadmap (TPCR) 2018HQ IDS, MoD ↗report · 2025MoD Annual Report 2024-25 (Hindi)Ministry of Defence ↗committee report · 2024-25Standing Committee on Defence (2024-25), 18th LSLok Sabha Sectt. ↗portal · 2020-SRIJAN — indigenisation portal (live registry)DDP, MoD ↗