Defence Ministry notifies 3rd positive indigenisation list

Release of list shows the fast pace of self-reliance in defence sector, says Rajnath

Self-reliance did not mean working in isolation from the rest of the world, but working in the country itself with their active participation and support, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday after formally releasing the third positive indigenisation list of 101 equipment and platforms, which the Services have to procure only from the domestic industry.

At the event, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over 30 Transfer of Technology (ToT) agreements to 25 Indian industries for transfer of 21 technologies developed by 16 DRDO labs across the country.

“The release of this list shows the fast pace of our self-reliance in the defence sector. This list is planned to be implemented from December 2022 till December 2027,” Mr. Singh said.

The DRDO stated that so far it had entered into more than 1430 ToT agreements with industries all over the country, out of which, 450 have been signed in the last two years. 

One of the big ticket items on the list is naval utility helicopters, the procurement for which was to be processed through the Strategic Partnership route and has been hanging fire for over couple of years now. It now looks like to be going to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. 

Other big systems in the list include sensors, weapons and ammunitions, rockets, patrol vessels, anti-ship missile, anti-radiation missile and several others which, Mr. Singh said, would fulfill the requirements of the armed forces.

Underscoring the important of self-reliance, he observed, “We were denied access to knowledge of space technology and rocket science but the effort and dedication of our rocket scientists has placed us in the forefront in space domain and missile capability. Today we have been successful in reaching Mars.”