Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated a Defence Manufacturing Complex of NIBE Group at Shirdi on May 23, 2026
The complex intends to manufacture advanced artillery systems, missile & space technologies, rocket systems, energetic materials, and autonomous defence platforms
India's first 300 KM Universal Rocket Launching System 'Suryastra' was flagged-off as part of the event
Foundation stone was laid for a missile complex for the Universal Rocket Launching System
Indigenous TNT Plant Technology, RDX Plant Technology and Renewable Bio-Energy Compressed Biogas Plant were unveiled during the ceremony
An MoU was exchanged between NIBE Group and Black Sky in the field of satellite assembly
Private sector contribution in defence production has now reached approximately 25-30%
Government objective is to take private sector contribution to 50% in the coming years
The complex will create an ecosystem for high-technology industries, MSMEs, small-scale industries, and local economy
Production will engage ancillary units, suppliers, and vendors while generating employment
Ministry of Defence policy reforms include liberalised FDI norms, Strategic Partnership Model, Positive Indigenisation Lists
Schemes mentioned: Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI), Technology Development Fund (TDF)
Senior officials present: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan; Maharashtra Government's Minister of Industries Shri Uday Samant; Minister of Water Resources Shri Radhakrishna E. Vikhepatil; Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Sanjeev Kumar; Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat
