Telangana Unveils Big Plans to Emerge as India's Defense Hub

Telangana's Defense Hub ambitions moved a step closer today. The state declared significant intentions to develop a strong platform of unmanned systems and high tech defense production.

Minister D Sridhar Babu said the government is drafting a detailed roadmap to make Telangana a global leader in defense innovation, focusing on unmanned aerial systems, drone technology, and aerospace production.

In the bhumi puja ceremony to be held to start the next JSW UAV plant in the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster close to Hyderabad, the IT and Industries Minister pointed out that the state was developing infrastructure that could be used to support modern warfare. In a press release, he said that the ecosystem will be designed to meet the next-generation technologies and future defense requirements.

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In this plan, it will establish a special drone production and testing zone to enhance local capacity. According to the minister, the frontline operations are currently run by drones, satellites, cyber systems, and AI, and this made self-sufficiency in the manufacture of drones vital in the national security in the current geopolitical environment.

He observed that the market of India in defense UAV and drones is set to expand to 4.45 billion by 2030. Telangana has optimized this increase by establishing a global production, research and innovation hub. These efforts and a consistent policy drive make the government confident that the Telangana Defense Hub will attract long-term investment and help India in its stance in strategic technologies.