Opportunity in Defense sector indigenisation & exports for SME's

Indian defense forces - Army, Navy and Airforce have embarked on an indigenisation program and are looking for SME’s whom they can give grants upto Rs. 50 crores to develop products for them to buy and can also be exported. 

India is t he 2nd. largest importer of defense equipment & platforms. Opportunity is for OEM, MSME Tier I, MSME Tier II, MSME Tier III.  

What does Aerospace & defense include :

Platforms, ships, aircraft, submarine

Weapons - Guns, Rockets 

Ammunitions 

Sensors - Radars, Sonars

Electronics - Radios, Satellite communications

Technical textiles

Drones

Fire safety equipment

Misc - RF absorbing paints, manufacturing equipment

Military materials including special alloys 

POLICY FRAMEWORK to encourage MSME's to harness the opportunities : 

- DAP 2020

- iDEX

- TDF by DRDO

- MoD website SRIJAN

Defense industrial corridors 

Setting up of Defense testing infra 

Export opportunities by MSME's

Learn about this by a defense sector specialist & Dr. Jagat Shah