Summary of coverage from The Times of India · Original article: 20 September 2026.
The Times of India reports defence production of ₹1.78 lakh crore for 2025–26, up from ₹1.54 lakh crore a year earlier. It also reports exports of ₹38,424 crore, highlighting growth in both domestic manufacturing and overseas sales.
The article connects this expansion with procurement policy, research, private-sector participation and technology partnerships. It also places the figures within the wider challenge of reducing dependence on imported equipment. Growing output is an important industrial indicator, while sustained technological capability remains a separate part of the self-reliance agenda.
Read the full report at The Times of India.