Rajnath Singh approves DRDO missile technology transfer to Indian private industry

In a major boost to indigenous defence manufacturing, the Centre on Tuesday approved the transfer of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed technologies for all conventional missile systems to Indian industry for domestic production.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh cleared the proposal, allowing DRDO to transfer missile technologies to qualified private-sector companies. The move is aimed at increasing industry participation in the defence ecosystem and accelerating indigenous production of advanced weapon systems.

In military terminology, conventional missiles are those that destroy targets using high explosives, fragmentation or kinetic impact, and do not carry nuclear, biological or chemical warheads.