Overview
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performed the ground‑breaking at Yantra India Limited’s Ambajhari ordnance factory in Nagpur on Friday for a 10,000‑tonne aluminium extrusion press to be installed at the site.
- The press uses high-force extrusion to form large, ultra‑high‑strength aluminium alloy profiles in single pieces, a capability that domestic industry has largely imported until now.
- Officials presented the project as a strategic move to shore up defence supply chains and said its output will feed fighter and transport aircraft, missile bodies and space launch structures.
- Singh cited steep growth in defence production and exports since 2014 and linked the project to OFB corporatisation, saying the government is on track to reach Rs 3 lakh crore in production and Rs 50,000 crore in exports within a few years.
- Beyond defence demand, ministers said the press could boost local industry and jobs in Nagpur while reducing risk of foreign supply disruption and supporting long‑term R&D and capital upgrades in India’s defence industrial base.