Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that the ministry is continuously working to achieve Prime Minister’s resolution of a self-reliant India, and soon 90 percent of the country’s defense requirements will be made in India.
Addressing an event in Jhansi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, “I want to assure that the day will come soon when 90 percent of equipment of the country’s defence requirements will be made in India.”
The Prime Minister had earlier handed over to IAF the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and other indigenously produced defence equipment designed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). He also presented an advanced electronic warfare system ‘Shakti’ to the Indian Navy.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for a project worth Rs 400 crores to build the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor. He also launched the NCC Alumni Association in the city and became its first member.
