Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 8 Jul 2026
“We will further equip the Armed Forces and the Central Armed Police Forces with modern state-of-the-art weapons, equipment and technology to aid the swift disposal of any current and emerging threats.”
Modernisation and indigenisation are being actively pursued. The Ministry of Defence signed a record 193 contracts worth about Rs 2,09,050 crore in FY2024-25 (Rs 1,68,922 crore to domestic industry), defence exports reached a record of about Rs 38,424 crore, and the defence budget rose to Rs 6.81 lakh crore for 2025-26. Positive Indigenisation Lists now mandate domestic procurement of thousands of items, with platforms such as ATAGS, Pinaka, indigenous drones and the C-295 (Vadodara) advancing. As an open-ended commitment to further equip the forces, it is being delivered on an ongoing basis rather than completed. Partial (strong momentum).
MoD reports record FY2024-25 defence procurement (193 contracts, ~Rs 2.09 lakh crore; ~Rs 1.69 lakh crore to domestic industry) and record exports (~Rs 38,424 crore).
View sourceWe have established the position of Chief of Defense staff (CDS) for better coordination in the military. We will further establish the military theatre commands for more efficient operations.
We will vastly expand domestic defence manufacturing and exports of Made in Bharat defence equipment. This effort will be facilitated by accelerating indigenisation in major Air and Land Equipment Platforms.
We will expand Bharat’s defence footprint across strategic locations and partner with friendly countries to protect Bharat’s and the Indian Ocean Region’s security interests.
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