Directory of Indian Manufacturing Capabilities for Defence & Aerospace is a e-platform, created under the aegis of Confederation of Indian Industry and Society of Indian Defence Manufactures, which has been designed to be definitive guide of capability of Indian Defence and Aerospace Industry.

Indian Defence and Aerospace Industry landscape is evolving under several policy narratives of Government of India. These include –

• Defence Procurement Procedure 2016 and enabling provisions such higher priority for “Make in India” categories for procurement, applicability of offsets for Buy (Global) and “buy and Make” categories which entail import through contracts (more than Rs 2000 Cr) with foreign vendors, “Make” procedure, Strategic Partnership Model for select segments of fighter aircraft, helicopters, submarines and Armoured Fighting vehicles for growth and development of Indian industry
• Purchase preference for Indian Manufacturers of select products, with specified Indigenous Content, under Public Procurement Policy 2017
• Defence Production Policy 2018 that aims to enhance indigenous manufacturing and also export revenue
• Creation of Defence Industry corridors