Indian Naval Indigenization Plan 2015-2030

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Release of “Indian Naval Indigenisation Plan (INIP) 2015-2030” by Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri

The Indian Navy’s foray into indigenization began over five decades ago with the design and construction of warships in the country. Today, forty eight of its state-of-the-art ships and submarines are under construction in Indian shipyards, both public and private, a clear reflection of the Indian Navy’s enduring support to India’s indigenous warship building endeavor.

While much has been achieved in our pursuit of indigenisation over the past decades, the time is now ripe for launching into a new phase of self-reliance by manufacturing technologically advanced equipment within India, in pursuance of the Government of India’s vision of ‘Make in India’. Recognising this, the Indian Navy has embarked upon an initiative to evolve a guideline document, the “Indian Naval Indigenisation Plan (INIP) 2015-2030”, to enunciate the need for developing various advanced systems for its platforms. This document supersedes the Indigenisation Plan published in 2008 for the period 2008-2022.

(L-R) Mr Sujith Haridas, Deputy Director General, CII; Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri; Admiral R K Dhowan, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, Chief of Naval Staff; Vice Admiral AV Subhedar, AVSM, VSM, Chief of Materiel, Indian Navy

This document is aimed to enable indigenous development of equipment and systems over the next 15 years. It attempts to formulate the requirements of Indian Navy and lists out the equipment which can be taken up for indigenisation in the coming years. It is expected that release of this plan would further synergise Indian Navy’s relationship with the industry and encourage all sectors of industry to come forward and participate in indigenous development of weapons, sensors and other high end equipment for the Indian Navy, thereby making the nation self-reliant in this vital domain of defence technology.

Source: Indian Navy