Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that not only nuts and bolts but BrahMos missiles, drones and electronic warfare systems will also be manufactured and assembled in the Uttar Pradesh defence corridor. The Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC) is an aspirational project that intends to reduce the dependence of the Indian aerospace and defence sectors on foreign suppliers, as reported by PTI.
“What is important is that in the UP defence corridor, not only nuts and bolts or spare parts will be manufactured, (but) drones, UAVs, electronic warfare (systems), aircraft and BrahMos missiles will also be manufactured and assembled,” said Rajnath Singh at an event on “Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
As reported by PTI, the minister said that an environment has been prepared for defence manufacturing through defence corridors in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
For the UPDIC, he said that 36 industries and institutions have been allotted nearly 600 hectare of land. 109 MoUs have been signed, with an estimated investment value of more than ₹ 16,000 crores.
