A nation that makes its own weapons writes its destiny: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized the importance of self-reliance in defense production during the inauguration of a new manufacturing complex in Maharashtra. The facility will focus on advanced military technologies and aims to enhance India's strategic capabilities. Singh highlighted the evolving role of the private sector in defense manufacturing and the government's efforts to increase its participation.
- ▪Rajnath Singh inaugurated NIBE Group’s Defence Manufacturing Complex in Shirdi, Maharashtra.
- ▪The complex will manufacture advanced artillery systems, missile technologies, and autonomous defense platforms.
- ▪Singh noted that future wars will be influenced by advancements in technology rather than just the size of armed forces.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday (May 23, 2026) said that countries capable of producing their own weapons shape their own future, as he inaugurated NIBE Group’s Defence Manufacturing Complex in Shirdi, Maharashtra, in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.The newly inaugurated complex will manufacture advanced artillery systems, missile and space technologies, rocket systems, energetic materials, and autonomous defence platforms, strengthening India’s push towards self-reliance in defence production. Rajnath Singh holds wide-ranging defence talks in Seoul, pushes strategic cooperationAccording to the Defence Ministry, a major highlight of the event was the flagging off of India’s first 300-km Universal Rocket Launching System, Suryastra.
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