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India is on the verge of a landmark shift in defence manufacturing. In a move that could reshape the country’s strategic weapons ecosystem, the Centre is preparing to allow private companies to manufacture indigenous missiles, with the DRDO-developed Astra Mark-2 expected to become the first programme under the new framework.\u00a0<\/p>
According to a Moneycontrol<\/em> report, the Defence Ministry is expected to invite bids from private firms to produce the beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, signalling a significant expansion of private-sector participation in one of India’s most tightly controlled defence segments.\u00a0<\/p> Astra Mk-2 to lead the transition\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> The Astra Mark-2, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is expected to be the first missile manufactured by private industry under the proposed policy. With a strike range of more than 180 km, the missile is designed to engage enemy aircraft well beyond visual range, giving the Indian Air Force a significant boost in aerial combat capability.\u00a0<\/p> The missile is slated for integration with frontline platforms such as the Sukhoi Su-30MKI and the upcoming Tejas Mk-2 fighter aircraft.\u00a0<\/p> Defence Ministry to invite bids\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> The Defence Ministry is expected to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP), allowing eligible private defence companies to compete for missile production. The move is aimed at expanding manufacturing capacity beyond public-sector units while building a stronger domestic industrial base for advanced weapon systems.\u00a0<\/p> If successful, the model could be extended to other indigenous missile programmes in the future.\u00a0<\/p> Export ambitions gain momentum\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> The policy comes as demand for Indian-made defence systems continues to grow globally. Indonesia has expressed interest in acquiring the Astra missile alongside the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, highlighting India’s emergence as a credible defence exporter.\u00a0<\/p> Greater private-sector participation is expected to help India scale up production to meet both domestic military requirements and overseas demand.\u00a0<\/p> Opening missile manufacturing to private companies marks a significant policy shift for India’s defence sector, which has traditionally relied on government-owned production agencies for strategic weapons.<\/p> <\/div> #Astra #Mk2 #leads #Centre #throws #open #missile #production #private #firms1783889686<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" India is on the verge of a landmark shift in defence manufacturing. In a move that could reshape the country’s strategic weapons ecosystem, the Centre is preparing to allow private companies to manufacture indigenous missiles, with the DRDO-developed Astra Mark-2 expected to become the first programme under the new framework.\u00a0 According to a Moneycontrol report, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[45736,2297,7155,447,14163,45737,2465,7377,203,45738],"class_list":["post-11506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-astra","tag-centre","tag-firms","tag-leads","tag-missile","tag-mk2","tag-open","tag-private","tag-production","tag-throws"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}