India's annual defence production reached a record ₹1.78 lakh crore in Financial Year 2025-26, the highest ever achieved by the country.
The figure represents a 15.6% increase from ₹1.54 lakh crore in FY 2024-25, a 110% rise from ₹84,643 crore in FY 2020-21, and nearly a four-fold increase from ₹43,746 crore in FY 2013-14.
Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and other Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) contributed about 76% of total production, while the private sector contributed 24%, its highest-ever share.
The private sector's contribution reached around ₹42,000 crore in FY 2025-26, reflecting increased participation in defence manufacturing.
India also achieved a record defence export value of ₹38,424 crore in FY 2025-26, supported by the growth in indigenous defence production.