India’s Missiles Draw Global Attention: Rajnath Singh at Aero India 2025
India’s Missiles Draw Global Attention: Rajnath Singh at Aero India 2025
India’s Missiles Draw Global Attention: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted India’s defense transformation at Aero India 2025. From cutting-edge missile systems to indigenous fighter jets, India’s defense technology is now a global attraction.
‘Our missiles became the center of attraction for the world’, said Rajnath Singh at Aero India 2025. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday that India is going through a revolutionary phase of change. The country’s fighter aircraft, missile systems, and naval ships are not only protecting our borders but are also becoming the center of attraction for the whole world.
The heights that Aero India has achieved – Rajnath
Rajnath addressed the indigenization program and closing ceremony of Aero India 2025 here. He said, ‘The heights that Aero India has achieved are not unique but also historic. I have been personally present in this program for the last three days and if I have to express my experience in three words, it is energy, energy, and energy.’
He said, ‘Whatever we saw here is a manifestation of energy. This energy and enthusiasm can be seen not only in the participants of India but from all over the world. The enthusiasm seen in our entrepreneurs, our startups, and innovators is commendable.’
India’s Missiles Draw Global Attention: The country is going through a revolutionary phase of change
The Defense Minister said that the country is going through a revolutionary phase of change. Everyone knows that India has historically been dependent on imports for its defense needs. If I talk about a decade ago, 65 to 70 percent of defense equipment was imported into our country. If we look at today’s situation, you can call it a solution or a miracle, but today almost the same percentage of defense equipment is being manufactured in the country.
India’s Missiles Draw Global Attention: Rajnath met defense ministers of five countries
Defense Minister Rajnath held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from five countries Zimbabwe, Yemen, Ethiopia, Gambia, and Gabon during Aero India on Wednesday. In these meetings, there was a discussion on strengthening bilateral defense relations with these countries, and consensus was reached on cooperation in many areas related to defense.
New concepts needed for victory – CDS
Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday addressed a seminar on the subject of linking technologies with future conflicts at the Aero India event.
He said, ‘Linking technologies with future warfare is only a part of the solution to achieve victory. If you want to win, you have to develop new concepts.’ Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said during a program at Aero India that the domestic industry needs to work for indigenous solutions in the maritime air sector.
85 percent of the army’s procurement is now Indigenous
He called upon the domestic industry to work with the Navy to develop indigenous solutions. While Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said that 85 percent of the army’s procurement is now indigenous. This is an important milestone towards self-reliance in defense production. He said that the army is preparing to upgrade its existing equipment and platforms.
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