Make in India to be self-sufficient in defence sector: Parrikar

Making weapons and platforms for the armed forces in India would enable the defence sector become self-sufficient, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday.

“When we make in India major weapons and platforms for the armed forces, we become independent and self sufficient, with spin-offs in civil and commercial sectors,” Parrikar said at a seminar held in the memory of late former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam here.

Noting that technologies and products developed by the defence research organisations were benefitting the economy by way of investments and job creation, Parrikar urged the stakeholders to focus on research for innovation and self-reliance in meeting the needs of the three services – army, air force and navy. Read More…