India has made great achievements in expanding its indigenous defense industry with the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiatives. The latest report released by global think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on Monday (December 1, 2025) contains a list of the top 100 arms manufacturing companies around the world, in which the names of three Indian companies have also been included.

Which Indian companies are included in the list?,

According to the latest report of SIPRI, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which manufactures Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter jet in India, is ranked 44th in the list of 100 top arms manufacturing companies in the world. At the same time, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), which manufacturers radar and electronic warfare systems, is at 58th position. Mazagon Dockyard Limited (MDL), which manufactures warships and submarines in India, is ranked 91st in SIPRI’s list.

4 American companies among top-5 arms companies

According to the report, four of the world’s top-5 arms manufacturing companies are from America alone, which includes Lockheed Martin, RTX, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics. One of the first five companies is England based BAE Systems, which is at fourth place in the list.

Record level income from military arms and services in 2024

Global thinktank SIPRI has released its new report titled ‘The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-Producing and Military Services Companies, 2024’ on Monday (December 1, 2025). According to which, the income from sales of the world’s top 100 arms and military services manufacturing companies has reached a record figure of $ 679 billion in 2024.

Talking about the income of America’s top-3 arms companies Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics, the combined income of these three American companies increased by 3.8 percent to reach $334 billion in 2024. 39 American companies are included in the list of world’s top 100 companies, out of which 30 companies have registered an increase in their income.

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America’s big defense company Lockheed Martin has announced that it will conduct real testing of a weapon that can shoot down a missile from space by the year 2028. It is being said to be a part of the ‘Golden Dome Project’, which will provide such a protective shield to America that no missile will be able to reach it.

Company CEO Jim Tacklett said that this will not be a lab test, but a test conducted in real space. He said that we are making such an interceptor which will fly in orbit, track the missile and destroy it. That is, this system will be tested in real conditions like war.

What is the purpose of this project?

America wants that if an enemy country fires a missile, it can be destroyed in the sky within a few seconds of launch. Due to this, no missile will get a chance to reach American soil. That is why this new space-based defense system is being prepared.

How will the Golden Dome System work?

According to the news published in ‘The War Zone’, Lockheed Martin has prepared the initial technology of this system at its Center for Innovation in Virginia. This will be a network that will work by connecting the security systems of all three places: land, sea and space. Many big tech companies and defense industry partners are also included in this so that America’s technology remains at the forefront in the world.

Preparation to destroy the missile in the first stage of flight itself

According to defense experts, any ballistic or hypersonic missile can be shot down only in the first few seconds after its launch, i.e. ‘boost phase’, because that is when it is the weakest. For this reason, the focus of the Golden Dome system is on this phase so that the enemy attack ends before it reaches the American border.

This system will work even on mid-course

This system will have the ability to track and destroy the missile not only at the time of launch, but also in the mid-course phase, i.e. when it is flying in space. Due to this, even long-range missiles like ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) will not be able to reach America.

Why is this mission special

Defense experts say that if this project of Lockheed Martin is successful then the world’s missile defense technologies like S-400 or Iron Dome will be left behind. America will create such a space defense network that will be able to stop any attack as soon as it takes birth.

Now space has become a new battlefield

Although the Pentagon i.e. the US Defense Ministry is not saying much on this project, but experts say that this plan will become an important part of America’s Space Force in the future. It is now clear that future wars will be fought not only on earth but also in space.

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F-35 fighter jet deal: Lockheed Martin, a US defense sector company, has obtained a major deal. The deal includes the production of about 300 f-35 fighter jets.

According to Flight Global’s report, the deal is for all three services and international customers of the United States, which will prove to be important for the US defense industry and global security capabilities.

Contract includes Lot 18 and Lot 19 jets

The agreement between the company and the F-35 Joint Program Office includes the aircraft of Lot 18 and Lot 19, and according to Lockheed Martin, the delivery of these aircraft will start from 2026. According to the US Department of Defense (earlier, which was called the Department of Defense), the deal is a total of $ 12.5 billion. A total of 296 aircraft will be included in this contract, out of which there will be 148 aircraft in each LOT.

Defense department issued a statement

The Defense Department said that the agreement finalizes the terms of production and distribution of LOT 18 and also adds the scope of production and distribution of 148 aircraft of LOT 19. In December 2024, the department announced that 83 jets of LOT 18 would be given to American military forces and 62 jets to international customers. At the same time, 69 aircraft of LOT 19 will be distributed to American military forces and 79 aircraft to international customers.

The distribution of both the lots will be distributed as follows, 210 f-35A (general take-off and landing), 52 F-35B (short tech-off and vertical landing), and 34 F-35C (Carreare Capable).

Chonsi McIntosh said this

F-35 Program Vice President and General Manager Chonsi McIntosh said that this contract is proof that F-35 is the most capable and affordable fighter aircraft in production today. He said, “We are proud to support our customers and ensure peace through strength to the role of F-35.”

The US has intensified its military preparations to prepare for possible conflict with China. The Pentagon has asked the missile manufacturers of the country to double the production of 12 important weapons systems. Along with this, China has increased strictness on smuggling of its strategic mineral material, which is used in defense equipment manufacturing.

Target to increase the production of Pentagon
The Pentagon has formed the Municipal Acceleration Council to increase production. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Fineberg is regularly discussing strategy to increase production by contacting heads of companies. Under this scheme, in the next 6, 18 and 24 months, a target is to increase the production of arms 2.5 times the current quantity.

Major weapons in focus
Production-enhancing weapons include Patriot Interceptor, Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, Standard Missile-6, Procession Strike Missile and Joint Air-Surface Standoff Missiles. Pentagon is aiming to produce around 2,000 units annually for the Patriot missile, which is about four times more than the current rate.

Financial and supply challenges
Companies need additional funds and pentagon procurement commitment to increase production. The time and cost of making missiles is very high, the qualification process for new supply companies can take several months and millions of dollars.

China’s security link
Meanwhile, China has increased strict surveillance by foreign countries to prevent strategic minerals like antimony. Recently, eight suspects were arrested, who are accused of sending the mineral abroad illegally. Antimony is widely used in high -performing arms systems and defense equipment.

Global strategic stress
China banned the export of Gallium, Germanium and Antimony to the US in December 2024, which has increased the prices of these materials in the international market. The initiative to increase the production of the Pentagon and the strict monitoring of China can increase the global defense and pressure on the mineral supply chain.

After India, now America has also suffered a big setback from Europe. The expectations of the Donald Trump administration were shocked when Spain and Switzerland flatly refused to buy the US 5th generation fighter aircraft F-35. Both countries have given a new direction to their defense strategy, expressing confidence in European options instead.

Spain and Switzerland’s recent decisions have made Europe’s attitude towards distance from the American F-35 fighter aircraft. This step is not only due to controversy on prices, but also concerns about America’s “Sustainment Monopoli”, which will control America on all future upgrades, software and operational data. This situation arises strategic risk in changing political situation.

Spain’s shocking decision
Spain suddenly abolished the plan to buy their F-35. Earlier it was believed that Madrid would buy F-35B for his Navy’s Juan Carlos I aircraft career, but now he has canceled the scheme. Instead, Spain has decided to buy 25 new Eurofighters typhoon and emphasize Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

This decision will weaken the naval strength of Spain at the moment because now it will not have a real fifth generation aircraft for the next ten years. But the domestic industry will benefit from this. Spain will strengthen its supply chain, employment and technical capacity by investing billions of euros in European programs and all this will be in European ownership.

Increasing dissatisfaction in Switzerland
Switzerland approved the purchase of 36 F-35A aircraft by holding a referendum in 2022, priced at around 6 billion Swiss Francs. But by the end of 2023, the situation started changing. The US told Swiss authorities in secret briefing that the contract is not completely fixed and prices may increase by 650 million or more if inflation and material cost increases. After this, Washington also put new tariffs on Swiss exports. This reduced the trust in the deal and now many leaders in the burn are demanding to reduce the deal or cancel the completely.

Europe’s challenge and chance
Spain has an industrial capacity and political will to pursue FCAS. At the same time, Switzerland has neither such an industry nor defense ambition, so the decision in front of him is difficult – cheap option or safe supply chain. But the concern of the two countries is the same – despite the technical superiority of F -35, this aircraft takes a huge risk in terms of cost, security and control.

F-35 vs Eurofighter & FCAS
F-35 has long been alleged to have made a kind of “monopoli” by Lockheed Martin. Software upgrades and changes are only with American permission and lifestyle costs are constantly increasing.

Conversely, the Eurofighter Typhoon is still a competent and upgradable multi-roll aircraft, which is in European ownership. At the same time, FCAS is currently in the research and development phase, but it will have sixth generation features-such as stealth, human-human teaming, advanced electronic warfare and cloud-based command system. It will be completely under European control.

Strategic message
Buying F -35 means to be completely tied to the American system – where the US will control the future upgrade and operational data. This can be acceptable until the relations between America and Europe are strong. But if incidents like political differences or tariffs increase, then it can become a big threat to Europe.

Spain’s decision is not just based on price or industrial interest. This is a kind of “future insurance policy” – it is better to pay the price right now to lose strategic freedom in future. The situation is different for Switzerland, but he is now understanding that his so-called fixed-pris contract was not as sure as it was believed.

India also shocked America
India is also taking a big step towards becoming self -sufficient in engine manufacturing for indigenous fighter jets. India, in collaboration with the French company Safran, will develop a powerful engine of 120 Kn, which will give strength to the fifth generation Sttleth fighter jets. This deal will further strengthen the strategic partnership of India-France, while the US was shocked as the Trump administration was hoping that India would buy GE 414 engines.

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