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India Releases 15-Year Defence Roadmap Prioritising AI, Hypersonics and Naval Nuclear Propulsion

It sets quantified targets to steer domestic suppliers toward high‑end technologies as implementation moves to funding and procurement.

Overview

  • TPCR‑2025 lists a new aircraft carrier with electromagnetic launch capability and projects at least 10 nuclear propulsion systems for future warships.
  • The Army seeks roughly 1,700–1,800 next‑generation tanks, 300–400 light tanks, 50,000 tank‑mounted ATGMs, over 700 counter‑IED robots and 600,000 artillery rounds.
  • The Air Force outlines 75 high‑altitude pseudo‑satellites, 20 stratospheric airships, about 150 stealth bomber drones and more than 100 remotely piloted aircraft.
  • The plan calls for over 500 hypersonic missiles, directed‑energy weapons, anti‑swarm defenses and electronic denial bubbles, alongside universal launchers and counter‑hypersonic sensors.
  • The roadmap functions as an industry guide that emphasizes Make‑in‑India and public–private partnerships to convert long‑range requirements into indigenous R&D and production.