Overview

• Rajnath Singh said the Navy will source all future warships domestically, noting most new vessels are locally designed and citing the recent commissioning of INS Himgiri and INS Udaygiri.
• The proposed Sudarshan Chakra aims to secure critical sites nationwide within the next decade with integrated defensive and offensive capabilities.
• Singh reported that DRDO on August 23 successfully tested an indigenous integrated air-defence weapon system that struck three targets simultaneously.
• He said preparations for a powerful indigenous aero-engine are nearly complete, describing the long‑challenging program as ready to move to visible work on the ground.
• Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Raphe mPhibr’s drone and engine test facilities in Noida, with Singh stating the firm’s DRDO‑linked systems were used in Operation Sindoor and claiming Indian drones would be undetectable to the US or China.