Indigenous Defence Production

New Delhi, June 8, 2025: In a major push to strengthen indigenous defence manufacturing, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has officially transferred technology for nine advanced defence systems to Indian private companies for commercial production.The technology handovers were announced during the DRDO-Industry Meet held at the Maharashtra MSME Defence Expo in Pune. These transfers cover a wide spectrum of strategic capabilities including electronics, high-energy materials, combat vehicle systems, naval platforms, and aerospace components.Among the critical technologies transferred are:Carbon-Carbon brake disks for the Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas),Infantry assault bridges and foot bridges for armoured vehicles,High-explosive grenade variants,Thermal imager sight…