CDS pushes for reliance on domestic defence industry

India focuses on manned-unmanned teaming in the aviation domain and the development of advanced technological capabilities in the domestic defence industries. The vulnerability of global supply chains has highlighted the need for Indian solutions. The defence-industrial sector has the potential to achieve economic goals. The global military avionics market offers an opportunity for growth. Philippines, Nigeria, Egypt, and Argentina are interested in procuring the indigenously-developed Tejas jets. Argentina insists on no British-origin parts due to a dispute with the UK. The CDS stressed the need for domestic defence industries to develop advanced technological capabilities to address traditional and future challenges.