India’s Defense Export Ambition: From Licensed Production to a Global Powerhouse

India’s defense export ambition: From licensed production to a global powerhouse

For decades, India was better known as one of the world’s largest importers of military hardware than as a serious arms exporter. That image is now beginning to change. From BrahMos missiles and Akash air-defense systems to drones, radars, artillery, naval vessels and sophisticated aerospace components, India is steadily building a defense-export industry that could […]

India’s defense export story is becoming harder to ignore

From BrahMos missiles and T-90 upgrades to aerospace parts and drones, New Delhi is turning ‘Make in India’ into a serious export strategy India saw record defense production of around $18.6 billion, with defense exports jumping by 63%...

India’s defense export story is becoming harder to ignore - The Press United

From BrahMos missiles and T-90 upgrades to aerospace parts and drones, New Delhi is turning ‘Make in India’ into a serious export strategy India saw record defense production of around $18.6 billion, with defense exports jumping by 63% to $4.6 billion in fiscal year 2025-26. Exports were driven by expanding from basic protective gear and […] The post India’s defense export story is becoming harder to ignore appeared first on The Press United | I…

Indias defense export story is becoming harder to ignore

From BrahMos missiles and T-90 upgrades to aerospace parts and drones, New Delhi is turning ‘Make in India’ into a serious export strategy Re