Overview
- PTC Industries’ Lucknow plant has started domestic production of titanium and superalloy components essential for BrahMos missile manufacturing.
- India joins the United States, Russia, France, the United Kingdom and China as the sixth country capable of producing these advanced materials.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says over 14 countries have formally expressed procurement interest in the BrahMos system after its Operation Sindoor deployment.
- The facility operates within the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor, which has attracted multiple defence manufacturers to the region.
- The strategic materials complex includes ingot production, casting, forging and precision machining units to support rising BrahMos output.