Archive · 23 Aug 2026
India’s Defence Indigenisation Targets 405 Components Across Supply Chains
India has published a new list of 405 defence items that it wants Indian companies to make.
The items include small parts, electronic systems, spare parts and raw materials.
They are used in aircraft, helicopters, missiles, ships and land vehicles.
The list could create business worth about Rs 3,100 crore through FY32.
This estimate covers all defence categories, not just aircraft and helicopters.
Defence electronics make up the largest part of the list.
Some aerospace items are connected to Tejas, Su-30MKI, ALH, LUH and the AL-31FP engine.
Making more parts in India could give smaller companies and suppliers more opportunities.
However, the list does not guarantee that every company will receive an order.
India’s sixth Positive Indigenisation List covers 405 components, subsystems, spares and raw materials.
Kotak Institutional Equities estimates the list represents about Rs 3,100 crore in domestic business opportunities through FY32.
Aerospace accounts for around 21% of the items, including requirements linked to Tejas, Su-30MKI, ALH, LUH and the AL-31FP engine.
Defence electronics is the largest category at around 56%, covering radars, sonars, satellite communications, fire-control and communications systems.
Bharat Electronics Limited is linked to 227 items and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to 86, together accounting for about 77% of the list.
- Who
- The Ministry of Defence, Indian defence manufacturers, public-sector companies and domestic suppliers, including MSMEs, are involved.
- What
- India notified its sixth Positive Indigenisation List, identifying 405 defence components, subsystems, spares and raw materials for domestic production.
- When
- The sixth list was notified on August 17, with the estimated business opportunity extending through FY32.
- Where
- The initiative applies across India’s defence manufacturing and supply chain, including aerospace, electronics, missile, naval and land systems.
- Why
- The policy aims to move beyond producing complete defence platforms and localise more of the parts, systems and materials used to build, operate and maintain them.
Potential Benefits
Limits and Qualifications
Domestic supply-chain expansion
Potential Benefits
Focusing on individual components and subsystems could bring more domestic suppliers, including MSMEs, into aircraft, missile, naval and land-system programmes.
Limits and Qualifications
The list identifies areas for indigenous production but does not guarantee that every supplier will receive an order or that the opportunities will materialise immediately.
Aerospace opportunity
Potential Benefits
Requirements linked to Tejas, Su-30MKI, ALH, LUH and the AL-31FP engine could expand the domestic aerospace market beyond newly developed platforms to existing fleets and their spares.
Limits and Qualifications
The Rs 3,100 crore estimate covers all 405 items across defence categories, and the reports assign no separate monetary value to aerospace.
Large-company participation
Potential Benefits
The 227 items linked to Bharat Electronics Limited and 86 linked to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited show substantial involvement by major defence public-sector companies.
Limits and Qualifications
The item counts should not be treated as confirmed order pipelines, and no specific rupee value is assigned to either company’s share.
Future procurement growth
Potential Benefits
A larger fleet of aircraft, helicopters, missiles, ships and armoured vehicles could create continuing demand for components, replacements and support systems.
Limits and Qualifications
The articles note delays in programmes including P-75I, QRSAM and Next Generation Corvettes, while future ordering depends on government approvals and tender execution.
- List size
- 405 items
- Estimated opportunity
- About Rs 3,100 crore through FY32 across the listed defence categories
- Aerospace share
- Around 21% of the items
- Defence electronics share
- Around 56% of the items, making it the largest category
- Bharat Electronics Limited
- 227 items are linked to the company
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- 86 items are linked to the company
- Combined company share
- Bharat Electronics Limited and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited together account for around 77% of the list
- Earlier indigenisation lists
- Kotak estimates the first five lists represented more than Rs 9 lakh crore of cumulative indicative order opportunity over the subsequent five to 10 years
