DAC’s ₹79,000 Crore Tri-Service Boost: Unpacking the Game-Changers for India’s Maritime and Border Edge By DefenceNiti Editorial Team | October 30, 2025 In a pivotal move underscoring India’s accelerated push for military modernization, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, greenlit capital acquisitions worth ₹79,000 crore on October 23, 2025. This […]
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DAC’s ₹79,000 Crore Tri-Service Boost: Unpacking the Game-Changers for India’s Maritime and Border Edge In a pivotal move underscoring India’s accelerated push for military modernization, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, greenlit capital acquisitions worth ₹79,000 crore on October 23, 2025. This tranche—spanning the Army, Navy, and Air Force—bolsters tri-service
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Is ‘Make in India’ Delivering Faster Results Than Imports in Defence? A 2025 Evidence-Based Review The transformation of India’s defence sector in the past five years has raised a critical question: Is the “Make in India” model actually enabling faster, better and more resilient military modernization compared to legacy import-driven procurement? In 2025, as new
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Beyond Big Defence: Private Industry & MSMEs Powering India’s Military Supply Chain in 2025 India’s “Make in India” defence story isn’t just being written by giants like DRDO or HAL. In 2025, a thriving network of MSMEs, startups, and private-sector pioneers is powering the gears of India’s nextgen arsenal—supplying components, electronics, software, advanced materials, and
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Securing the Indo-Pacific: India’s Major Military Exercises & Strategic Drills in 2025 As maritime threats, grey-zone tactics, and technological advancements reshape the Indo-Pacific, India’s defence forces have doubled down in 2025—expanding the scale and sophistication of joint military exercises across air, sea, and cyber domains. These drills aren’t just showpieces—they’re essential for rapid deterrence, real-world
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Defence Careers in 2025: New Pathways, Schemes & Industry Transitions Transforming Indian Military Jobs In 2025, India’s defence career landscape is undergoing its biggest evolution in decades. Modern recruitment schemes, private sector ties, and government reforms are opening doors for youth, technologists, and specialists to serve the nation and build rewarding careers—far beyond the traditional
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Top Emerging Defence Startups & New Tech Innovations Shaping India’s Military Future – 2025 Edition Amid changing battlefield realities and global tech disruption, India’s defence startup sector is driving a remarkable transformation: from deep-tech drones and AI-powered surveillance to battlefield quantum computing and autonomous weaponry. In late 2025, these innovators are fueling an unprecedented shift—making
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Project Kusha: India’s Indigenous 350 km SAM – A Gamechanger in Air Defence As regional tensions simmer along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and Line of Control (LoC), the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is accelerating Project Kusha—India’s most ambitious long-range surface-to-air missile program. Set for induction by 2028, Project Kusha is engineered
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AVNL Races to Finalize Bharat Light Tank Design by 2025-End: India’s 25-Ton Punch for the Himalayas Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL) is accelerating the Bharat Light Tank program to counter Chinese ZTQ-15 deployments along the LAC — targeting design freeze by December 2025 and first prototype rollout by late 2026. Program Genesis and Strategic Urgency
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ISRO Set to Launch GSAT-7R on Nov 2: India’s New Military SatCom Backbone The Indian Space Research Organisation will launch the CMS-03 (GSAT-7R) satellite on November 2, 2025, via LVM3 from Sriharikota — a dedicated military communication asset designed to replace the aging GSAT-7 and enable secure, jam-resistant tri-service operations. Mission Overview and Launch Schedule
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