India unveils 15-year defence modernisation plan with nuclear carrier and indigenous naval fighters

India has released a 15-year defence modernisation plan that includes building a third, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and equipping the navy with indigenous fighter jets for the first time. The roadmap prioritises AI, hypersonic missiles, stealth UCAVs, directed-energy weapons, space-based warfare and unmanned systems.

Discovered 2025-09-04T12:09:11.937375-07:00 | 2025-09-04T12:09:11.937375-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The plan is a multibillion-dollar, 15-year acquisition roadmap that commits India to nuclear propulsion, hypersonics, stealth UCAVs, directed-energy weapons and space-based capabilities — a major shift in force structure and procurement priorities.

  • It materially expands India’s carrier and naval aviation posture (new nuclear carrier plus indigenous naval fighters), adding to the ongoing regional trend of carrier investments in the Indo-Pacific: https://hype.aero/?story=b0751b42-bdf6-493c-ab20-2db5db8ca0e3

  • The roadmap accelerates demand for domestic industrial partnerships, naval aviation platforms and unmanned systems, tying into recent Indian procurements and indigenous sourcing efforts: https://hype.aero/?story=d66f3308-6ebf-467a-a509-4818e7c0e475 and https://hype.aero/?story=13297c6a-3dfd-42e7-a023-22a1f067962f

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India Defense News Business Standard m.economictimes.com defence.in news.ssbcrack.com aerospaceglobalnews.com
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2025-09-04T12:09:11.937375-07:00
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