Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his Sunday Mann Ki Baat broadcast on June 28 to highlight June defence milestones and praise their role in bolstering national self-reliance.
- The first made-in-India C-295 completed its maiden flight on June 10, and the Indian Air Force has ordered 56 aircraft at an estimated cost of around Rs 21,935 crore with roughly 40 to be assembled by Tata Advanced Systems in Vadodara.
- The Defence Research and Development Organisation reported a successful flight-test of a Long‑Range Land‑Attack Cruise Missile on June 15 with all test objectives met and the Aeronautical Development Establishment named as the nodal lab.
- Earlier in June the Navy inducted INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak, and INS Agray, with officials and the prime minister stressing that design and manufacture were fully domestic.
- Officials and analysts say the tests and procurement could expand India’s aerospace and defence supply chains and jobs, while operational impact will hinge on further trials, production pace, and formal service integration.