Overview

• The Ministry of Defence released a long‑term plan that lists hundreds of capability lines across land, sea, air, space and cyber to steer modernization through 2040.
• The Army’s targets include roughly 1,800 main battle tanks, 400 light tanks, 50,000 tank‑mounted anti‑tank missiles, 600,000 artillery rounds and a broad suite of unmanned systems.
• The Navy plan features one additional aircraft carrier and 10 next‑generation surface combatants, with nuclear propulsion and electromagnetic launch systems approved for future warships and carrier operations.
• The Air Force priorities include 75 high‑altitude pseudo‑satellites, about 150 stealth bomber drones, more than 100 remotely piloted aircraft, and the development of high‑power lasers and directed‑energy weapons.
• The document emphasizes hypersonic strike and defense, AI‑enabled systems, cyber‑secure satellite networks and space sensors, and it serves as strategic guidance rather than immediate procurement orders, following lessons from Operation Sindoor.