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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the transfer of DRDO’s conventional missile technologies to Indian industry, opening up the organisation’s broader tactical missile portfolio.

The decision, announced on August 25, widens a process that began in June, when the Ministry ended Bharat Dynamics Limited’s long-standing production monopoly on tactical missiles.

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The portfolio covers Akash and Akash-NG, VSHORADS, the Astra family of air-to-air missiles, the Rudram anti-radiation series, Nag and SANT anti-tank systems, the NASM-SR anti-ship missile, indigenous land-attack cruise missiles and Pralay. Strategic systems remain outside the scope of the decision. Agni and the K-series continue under separate handling, as do BrahMos and MRSAM, both of which involve foreign partners.

The mechanism is what has actually changed. In June, DRDO distributed 10 to 12 tactical missile projects between BDL, BEL and private entrants including Adani Defence, Bharat Forge, ICOMM and Solar Defence, a selection based on each firm’s existing capability rather than competitive tendering. August’s decision extends technology transfer across DRDO’s........

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