Indigenous defence manufacturing: India’s first line of strategic resilience

This article is authored by Ashish Kansal, CEO and director, SMPP Limited. In traditional military thinking, a nation’s first line of defence is defined by its soldiers at the border. In today’s geopolitical reality, that definition has fundamentally changed. The true first line of defence lies much deeper, within a nation’s factories, laboratories, and industrial ecosystems. For India, indigenous defence manufacturing is no longer an economic aspiration; it is a strategic imperative. Modern warfare is as much about endurance as it is about firepower. Nations that rely heavily on foreign defence suppliers inherently expose themselves to what may be called

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SMPP Secures Additional Order for 10,000 Bullet Proof Jackets from CPMFs

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SMPP Secures Additional Order for 10,000 Bullet Proof Jackets Progresses for on-time execution of 40,000 BPJ Order for Paramilitary Forces

March 10, 2026, New Delhi, India – SMPP Limited, a leading Indian manufacturer of advanced ballistic protection systems for soldiers and weapon platforms across land, air, and sea, is on track for an on-time execution of the order for 40,000 Bullet Proof Jackets (BPJs) for India’s paramilitary forces, including the Border Security Force, CISF and Sashastra Seema Bal. This is in addition to the most advanced BPJs offering protection from Armor Piercing bullets being supplied by SMPP to CRPF and Indian Army. Of the total order quantity, around 28,000 BPJs have already been successfully delivered. The balance units are scheduled

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Delhi based defence firm SMPP secures addtional contract for 10k bullet proof jacket after 40k order

NEW DELHI: A leading Indian manufacturer of advanced ballist stic protection systems, SMPP, has bagged an additional ordeorder of 10,000 bullet proof jackets (BPJs) for the country’’s paramilitary forces. Earlier, the Delhi-based company had received an order of 40,000 BPJs for paramilitary forces .. Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/129419356.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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SMPP Secures Additional Order for 10,000 Bullet Proof Jackets

Progresses for On-time Execution of 40,000 BPJ Order for Paramilitary Forces New Delhi. SMPP Limited, a leading Indian manufacturer of advanced ballistic protection systems for soldiers and weapon platforms across land, air, and sea, is on track for an on-time execution of the order for 40,000 Bullet Proof Jackets (BPJs) for India’s paramilitary forces, including the Border Security Force, CISF and Sashastra Seema Bal. This is in addition to the most advanced BPJs offering protection from Armour Piercing bullets being supplied by SMPP to CRPF and Indian Army. Of the total order quantity, around 28,000 BPJs have already been successfully

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SMPP signs teaming pact with KNDS for KATANA artillery ammunition

Under the teaming agreement, SMPP and KNDS will offer the KATANA family to the Indian Army under the Make in India policy. SMPP said the collaboration is aligned with the Army’s requirement for 155mm artillery systems and ammunition. Homegrown defence equipment maker SMPP has entered into a teaming agreement with Netherlands-based KNDS for the KATANA range of precision-guided artillery ammunition. The agreement was signed on November 20, 2025 at the Milipol Exhibition in Paris. The KATANA family includes the KATANA Ballistic Range (BR), Extended Range (ER) and High Precision (HP) ammunition. The system is a 155mm precision-guided munition designed to support artillery operations with accuracy and

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