India's annual defence production rose to an all-time high of Rs 1.78 lakh crore in the financial year 2025-26, more than doubling in five years as the government's push for self-reliance in military manufacturing gathered pace.
The record output marks a 15.6 per cent increase from Rs 1.54 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 and a 110 per cent jump from Rs 84,643 crore in FY 2020-21, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Indigenous defence production has nearly quadrupled from Rs 43,746 crore in FY 2013-14, underscoring the rapid expansion of domestic manufacturing capabilities.
