Key Investment Details

  • Investment Amount: ₹2,500 crore
  • Location: Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh
  • Project Type: Establishment of South Asia's largest private-sector missile ecosystem
  • Facility Capabilities: Advanced missile ecosystem with composite propellant and Trinitrotoluene (TNT) production at a single location
  • Strategic Significance: India's first backward-integrated private-sector capability of its kind

Employment Impact

  • Direct and Indirect Jobs: 5,000 skilled positions
  • MSME Opportunities: Creation of new opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises

Strategic Objectives

  • Strengthen India's indigenous missile capabilities
  • Support operational requirements of the Indian Armed Forces
  • Advance long-term defence preparedness
  • Accelerate transition of DRDO-developed indigenous missile systems from successful trials to serial production
  • Close long-standing gap in India's defence supply chain by bringing system integration together with production of critical materials

Technical Specifications

The facility will combine advanced manufacturing technologies, automated production systems, and globally benchmarked safety standards to support multiple missile programmes simultaneously.

Production Timeline

The investment comes at a pivotal stage following successful Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) trials conducted in partnership with Adani Defence & Aerospace. Several next-generation missile systems are moving towards production, including:

  • Next Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM)
  • RUDRAM-II
  • Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Short Range (NASM-SR)
  • Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB 'Gaurav')
  • Tactical Autonomous Reconnaissance and Attack (TARA) system

Existing Operations

Since 2020, Adani Defence & Aerospace has developed a robust small arms ecosystem in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, supplying weaponry including pistols, light machine guns, carbines, assault rifles, and other advanced small arms systems to the Indian Armed Forces.

Management Attendance

The groundbreaking event was attended by:

  • Mr Jeet Adani, Director, Adani Defence & Aerospace
  • Mr Karan Adani, Managing Director, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Limited and Director, Adani Cement
  • Hon'ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Dr Mohan Yadav
  • Union Minister and Member of Parliament from Guna, Hon'ble Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia
  • State's Energy Minister Hon'ble Shri Pradhuman Singh Tomar

Company Background

Adani Defence & Aerospace is part of the Adani Group and is India's largest integrated private defence and aerospace company, building critical capabilities across land, air and sea. The company focuses on design, development, manufacturing and sustainment of defence and aerospace platforms and systems.