S-400 Deal: A big decision was taken on Thursday to further strengthen India’s security forces. The Defense Procurement Council of the Defense Ministry has approved the purchase of 288 missiles for the S-400 air defense system from Russia. The value of this deal is said to be around ten thousand crore rupees.

In the same meeting, approval was also given to purchase 114 Rafale fighter aircraft from France and six maritime surveillance aircraft from America. The deal for these maritime surveillance aircraft is said to be worth around thirty thousand crore rupees. In this entire meeting, defense proposals worth about three lakh sixty thousand crore rupees have been approved.

Why are new missiles being purchased?

According to the report, during Operation Sindoor last year, several missiles were fired from the S-400 system, due to which the existing stock was reduced. To fulfill this deficiency, new missiles are now being purchased. Under this deal, 120 short range and 168 long range missiles will be purchased. These will be purchased in a fast process, so that the system can come back to full strength soon. The government has taken this decision at a time when India is going to receive the remaining two squads of S-400 from Russia in June and November this year.

Four types of long range missiles will be included

According to the report, missiles with ranges of 400 km, 200 km, 150 km and 40 km will be purchased for S-400. All these will be ground-to-air missiles. With the help of these missiles, during Operation Sindoor, targets were targeted up to 314 kilometers inside, after which Pakistan had to shift its airport from Rawalpindi to another place.

Preparation to take five more squads of S-400

The Indian Army is very excited by the success of S-400 in Operation Sindoor. The army is now talking about purchasing five more squads of this system. Along with this, consideration is also going on to acquire Pantsir short range defense system from Russia. If these deals are completed, India will have a total of ten squadrons of S-400 in future. With this, the country’s air security will become stronger than before and threats like unmanned aircraft can be dealt with in a better way.

Amid tension from Pakistan, India is working fast on the plan to buy modern -day modern fighter aircraft. This step is being taken because Swadeshi Amca (Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft) It may take time to get ready.

IAF It wants to ensure that if neighboring countries like China and Pakistan have state -of -the -art weapons, then India also should not lag behind in any sense. Let us know that the fifth generation fighter aircraft are not only equipped with stealth technology (rescue from radar), but they also have superior avionics, supersonic cruise, and multirol capabilities.

Danger bell from enemy country

China is already working on 6th generation fighter aircraft. Pakistan to Pakistan J-31 Or FC-31 Like can supply aircraft. In such a situation, India needs advance aircraft for its northern and western borders, which can respond with full force during any danger.

How many aircraft will India buy?

IAF It is planned to buy 2 to 3 squadrons, ie about 40 to 60 fighter jets. A squadron consists of an average of 18 to 20 aircraft. Defense Secretary R.K. The committee headed by Singh has recognized the immediate requirement of these aircraft and with their involvement, India’s strategic position will be further strengthened on the northern and western borders.

What options do India have?

India currently has two main options. India can buy fighter jets from two countries of the world. America and Russia may be mainly involved in this. F-35 Lightning II America’s most advanced fighter is Jet. It includes capabilities of stealth capability and network centric warfare Is. America already Already to NATO countries and Japan F-35 Lightning II Has given Second option of Russia SU-57 Fighter jet can be. These Multirol fighter with stealth and supersonic capacity Is jet India first Fgfa Has been part of the project, whichSU-57 Is the Indian version of. Russia is now ready to negotiate this again.

India’s view

Although the government has not yet approved any one option, but high-level dialogue continues with both countries. The final decision will be made keeping in mind the strategic, technical and diplomatic aspects.

Make in India and 4.5+ generation fighter aircraft

India not only wants to take a fighter jet from abroad, but now wants to build 114 state -of -the -art 4.5+ generation fighter jet in the country in collaboration with foreign companies under the Make in India Project. Its aim is to promote the domestic defense industry. Self -reliant is to move towards India. Future needs have to be met at the Indian level.

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Defense sector shares: After approving the purchase of indigenous weapons worth Rs 1.05 lakh crore by the government, the shares of the defense sector remained in the focus today. The Defense Acquisition Council, headed by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, flagged off 10 military procurement proposals, which will be done under the ‘Buy Indian IDDM’ category. The result of this is that as soon as the market opened, there was a surge in defense stock, which led to a rise of about 2 percent in the Nifty India Defense Index.

The purchase of these things got approval

On the social media platform X, the Ministry said, on July 3, led by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, the Defense Acquisition Council approved 10 capital acquisition proposals worth about Rs 1.05 lakh crore through indigenous sources. Major approvals include armored recovery vehicle, electronic war system, SAM, integrated inventory system, naval mines, mine counters Major Wessals and Submersible Autonomous Vessals. This will promote mobility, air defense, logistics efficiency and meritime security. ”

Defense stock seen

With this announcement, on July 4, 2025, Paras Defense and Space Technologies shares jumped more than 9 % in early trade. This boom in the company’s shares came not only because of the announcement of DAC, but also because the company did ex-split for its first stock split on 4 July. Stock split was split in the ratio of 1: 2 in the shares of Paras Defense.

Similarly, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) took a 2.5 percent lead in Intrade Trade and the shares of Majgaon Dock Shipbuilders also rose by 2 percent. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Solar Industries also rose more than 1 percent. Bharat Electronics (BEL) shares also led to a bounce of about 1.5 percent.

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India defense sector: India’s defense sector is moving fast. In this sequence, on Thursday, the Defense Acquisition Council under the chairmanship of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has approved 10 big defense deals worth about Rs 1.05 lakh crore. The biggest thing of this decision is that this entire purchase is going to be held under the ‘Buy Indian IDDM’ category so that defense manufacturing will be promoted in the country.

All things will be ready in the country

Let us know that all these weapons and systems will be ready in India under indigenly designed, developed and manufactured. With this, the entire 1.05 lakh crore rupees will not be spent in foreign companies and will be invested in government and private companies of India, which will develop the country itself.

What is coming for India forces?

The Ministry of Defense says that under this Maha-Deal, the Indian Army will get armored recovery vehicle, electronic warfare system, common inventory management system and surface-to-air missiles. Apart from this, DAC has also approved the purchase of moor mines, mine counter major vessels, super rapid gun mounts and submersible autonomous vessels for the Navy. This will reduce threats for Navy and business ships and strengthen their security.

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