Summary
Indian companies, even small ones, will help make these parts.
Making things at home helps the country be more independent.
A special website helps companies share ideas and create the tools.
Key Points
4 points1
405 defence items are listed for local production.
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Includes parts for helicopters, fighter planes, tanks, and ships.
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Goal is to create jobs and buy less from other countries.
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The plan supports small and medium Indian businesses.
New Words to Learn
19 wordsIndigenisation
Making something in our own country instead of buying it from elsewhere.
Strategically
Very important for planning and safety.
Sub‑assemblies
Smaller pieces that are put together to make a bigger thing.
Coast Guard
People who protect the sea and the country's shores.
Defence Public Sector Undertakings
Big government‑owned companies that make defence equipment.
Helicopter
A flying machine with big rotating blades on top.
Aircraft
A machine that can fly, like a plane.
Engine
The part that gives power to move a vehicle.
Armoured platform
A strong vehicle, like a tank, that protects people inside.
Missile system
A device that can launch a fast flying object used for defence.
Radar
A tool that uses radio waves to find objects far away.
Sonar
A tool that uses sound waves to find things underwater.
Fire control system
A computer that helps aim weapons correctly.
Satellite communication system
A way to send messages using satellites in space.
High explosive anti‑tank ammunition
Very strong bullets made to stop big tanks.
Self‑reliance
Being able to do things on our own without needing help from other countries.
Ecosystem
All the different parts that work together, like companies and workers.
Procurement
The process of buying things.
Micro, small and medium enterprises
Small businesses that are not very big.
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