15/05/2026
A significant move towards
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Nara Chandra Babu Naidu laid the foundation stones and presided over the grounding ceremony for a range of key aerospace and defence projects at Puttaparthi in Sri Satya Sai District of on May 15, 2026.
🔹The foundation stones were laid for the Core Integration & Flight Testing Centre of Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) at Puttaparthi to fast-track the development of Fifth-Generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft ( ).
🔹Foundation stone is also laid for the Naval Systems Manufacturing Facility, a Rs 480 crore project of Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), will focus on autonomous underwater vehicles, underwater counter-measure systems, and next-generation torpedoes.
🔹The grounding ceremony was carried out for the Ammunition, Propellent & Electric Fuses facilities of Kalyani Strategic Systems Ltd of Rs 1430 cr and HFCL Ltd. of Rs 1000 cr at Madakasira in Sri Satya Sai District.
🔹In addition, six drone projects worth Rs 400 cr were grounded in the Drone City at Kurnool.
🔹7 companies have also exchanged MoUs with proposed investment of worth Rs 4460 cr.with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to establish defence units in the state.
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