Sustaining its drive to achieve self-reliance in defence production, the Government on Thursday banned import of 107 strategically important Line replacement Units (LRUs) and sub-systems. Earlier, the Government had banned import of nearly 2,800 sub systems covering all the three Services.
In the latest order, the items can only be procured from the Indian industry, especially Defence Public Sector Undertakings(DPSU), officials said here. The sub systems cover the entire gamut of weaponry including helicopters, tanks, guns, ships and submarines, radars, drones and electronic warfare systems.
Indigenisation of these items will be taken up by the DPSUs under ‘Make’ category. ‘Make’ Category aims to achieve self-reliance by involving greater participation of Indian industry. Projects involving design and development of equipment, systems, major platforms or upgrades thereof by the industry can be taken up under this category.
The DPSUs will offer these identified LRUs and Sub-systems for industry led design and development. This will be a great opportunity for the Indian industry to get integrated in the supply chains of manufacturing major defence platforms. The indigenous development of these systems projects will bolster economy and reduce the import dependence of DPSUs. In addition, it will help harness the design capabilities of domestic defence industry and position India as a design leader in these technologies.
This list is in continuation to the Positive Indigenisation List of 2,851 sub-systems, assemblies, sub-assemblies and components which had been earlier notified by the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence on December 27, 2021.