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Aerospace and Defence Leap Past Pharma in Telangana’s FY2026 Exports

Policy cuts, dense supplier clusters, new engine repair capacity propel a pivot from drug exports to high‑value engineering.

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Representational | Aerospace, defence accounted for 33.4 percent of Telangana’s total exports in FY 26 | Tata A&D

Overview

  • Official state data for FY2026 show aerospace and defence at 33.4% of exports, overtaking pharmaceuticals at a little over 25%.
  • Merchandise exports reached Rs 32,850 crore in FY2026 after more than doubling from Rs 15,900 crore two years earlier.
  • Union trade data report a 117.9% jump in Telangana’s engineering export performance in 2024–25, the fastest rise among states.
  • Hyderabad’s ecosystem of global manufacturers and defence R&D units, strengthened by Safran–CFM’s aero‑engine repair site opened in November, is deepening high‑value supply chains.
  • Industries minister D. Sridhar Babu is courting US partners and pushing for an in‑state testing and certification setup in Hyderabad to speed products to market.