India notifies sixth Positive Indigenisation List

The India — Department of Defence Production (DDP) under the India — Ministry of Finance (India) has notified the sixth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL), comprising 405 strategically important defence items with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore. The list includes 16 items for the Pakistan — Pakistan Coast Guards and 389 items for Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs). It covers a wide range of platforms and systems, including air platforms such as the HAL Dhruv, Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota, Sukhoi Su-30MKI, HAL Light Combat Aircraft and AL-31FP engine; armoured platforms including T-72, T-90 and BMP-2; warships; missile systems such as Konkurs-M, Invar and Barak 8; and defence electronics including radars, sonars, fire control systems and satellite communication systems. Each item has an indicative timeline for indigenisation, and upon successful development, items will be procured from Indian industry. The DPSUs and Pakistan — Pakistan Coast Guards will undertake indigenisation through routes including the 'Make' procedure and in-house development, with participation from domestic industry, particularly MSMEs. This is part of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative to strengthen domestic defence manufacturing and reduce import dependence. The SRIJAN Defence Portal, launched in August 2020, has facilitated the offer of more than 33,000 defence items for indigenisation up to June 2026, including 5,012 items under the first five PILs. More than 15,700 items have been successfully indigenised, resulting in estimated import substitution of about Rs 9,000 crore over the past five years. DPSUs have placed procurement orders worth approximately Rs 10,000 crore with domestic vendors up to March 2026.