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India Joins Elite List, Becomes Sixth Country to Produce Superalloy Components

© AP PhotoVisitors walk past an Indian Brahmos anti-ship missile at the International Maritime Defence show in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, July 11, 2019
Visitors walk past an Indian Brahmos anti-ship missile at the International Maritime Defence show in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, July 11, 2019 - Sputnik India, 1920, 17.07.2025
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India is making concerted efforts to achieve self-reliance in critical military components like superalloys, Tantalum, Titanium, and Beryllium, amongst others.
India has become the world's sixth country to attain the capacity to produce Titanium and superalloy components — vital for the production of missiles, fighter jets, and submarines, joining the United States, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and China in the elite club.
Notably, post Operation Sindoor, where India's indigenous weapons proved their effectiveness with remarkable accuracy, New Delhi has been focusing on producing advanced materials that are central to critical military platforms.
Furthermore, the BrahMos missile that inflicted heavy damage to Pakistan's military installations during Operation Sindoor got a new manufacturing unit in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and it is where the private sector PTC Industries Limited has established a facility for producing precision components and titanium raw material.
Titanium is known to withstand extreme temperatures, and thus is regarded as one of the most crucial inputs in the aerospace sector.
Previously, India imported these critical components from abroad.
"Earlier, we had depended on other countries for key components in aircraft and submarines. Now, India can produce them domestically. This closes a crucial gap and ensures no nation can blackmail us when we need these supplies the most," Sachin Agarwal, the CMD of PTC Industries, said in a statement as quoted by India Today.
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