Question: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether it is a fact that a large number of major systems were under production and the cumulative production value of all Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) developed systems had crossed `1,55,000 crore;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that the DRDO has been making relentless efforts to accelerate the pace of self-reliance and if so, the details thereof?

Answer: Minister of Defence (Shri A.K. Antony)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a number of systems / products / technologies, of which a large number of have been productionised and inducted into Services. The value of systems / products / technologies developed by DRDO and inducted into Services or in the process of induction stands at over `1.60 lakh Cr as given below:-

Systems Inducted (` in Cr) Under Induction (`in Cr)
Missiles 4667.79 60605.69
Electronics and Radar Systems 7606.19 21513.75
Advanced Materials and Composites 3504.96 138.84
Armament Systems 8304.33 4339.75
Aeronautical Systems 3049.37 23699.69
Combat Vehicles & Engineering Systems 12686.43 8236.89
Life Sciences Systems 246.91 286.29
Naval Systems 873.39 329.93

Total 40939.37 119150.82

Grand Total (Inducted + Under Induction) = `160090.19 Cr
Note: Strategic Systems are not included.

(c) Achieving the goal of self-reliance in defence technology is a joint effort of Ministry of Defence (MoD), Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), Ordnance Factories (OFs), Private Industries and DRDO. Efforts are being made by MoD, DPSUs, OFs, DRDO as well as Services to accelerate the pace of self-reliance in defence technology. In this regard, provisions have also been made in Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) – 2013.

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