NASHIK: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday that there was a time when the country was dependent on other countries to meet its defence needs, and nearly 65-70 per cent of the defence equipment was imported.
“But today, this situation has changed; now India is doing 65 per cent manufacturing on its own soil and very soon, will take domestic manufacturing to 100 per cent as well, ” he added.
He was speaking at an event held by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Nashik where he inaugurated the third production line for the Tejas Mk1A and the second production line for the Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 aircraft.
