Defence technology
Defence technology · DRDO · indigenous platforms (Tejas, Arjun, INS Vikrant)
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It is 23 February 2024, Hyderabad. PM Modi dedicates the TSAT-1A satellite developed in collaboration with Tata. Later he inaugurates 45 defence facilities built under the Strategic Partnership policy + Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence. Total defence production ~Rs.1.27 lakh crore (2023-24). Defence exports ~Rs.21,000 crore (2023-24), more than 30 times the 2014 baseline.
For UPSC, defence indigenisation + DRDO + Atmanirbhar Bharat defence is heavily tested in Mains GS-III internal security + S&T
- economy.
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For UPSC:
- Prelims: DRDO + DPSUs + major defence platforms + Atmanirbhar Defence initiatives.
- Mains GS-III: Defence indigenisation + technology transfer + Make in India in defence.
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