Overview
- The Department of Defence Production notified the sixth Positive Indigenisation List on Tuesday, Aug 18, 2026, adding 405 line‑replaceable units, sub‑systems, spares, components and raw materials that must be developed in India.
- The items cover major platforms including Advanced Light Helicopter and Light Utility Helicopter, Su‑30MKI and its AL‑31FP engine, Light Combat Aircraft (Tejas), T‑72 and T‑90 tanks, warships, missile systems such as Konkurs‑M and MRSAM, and defence electronics like radars and sonars.
- Each listed item carries an indicative indigenisation timeline and will be procured from Indian industry after successful development and qualification, with DPSUs and the Indian Coast Guard using ‘Make’ procedures, in‑house routes and industry partnerships to execute the work.
- Markets reacted quickly to the notification, lifting share prices of several defence firms with companies such as Paras Defence and Zen Technologies among the largest gainers on expectations of new domestic contracts.
- The move builds on the SRIJAN portal launched in August 2020, which has offered over 33,000 items for indigenisation and helped indigenise more than 15,700 items, delivering roughly ₹9,000 crore in import substitution and about ₹10,000 crore of DPSU procurement to date.