The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used by the Indian Navy and the other armed forces. It comprises the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board and eight Defence PSUs: HAL, BEL, BEML, BDL, MDL, GSL, GRSE and Midhani. The present weapon systems of the Indian Navy are:

Submarine-launched ballistic missiles

Ship launched ballistic missiles

Cruise/anti-ship missiles

BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is becoming the primary anti-ship missile of the Indian Navy.

Air to air missiles

Surface to air missiles

VL-SRSAM

Torpedoes

Varunastra advanced heavyweight torpedo of the Indian Navy.

Main guns

Air defence guns

ASW rocket launchers

See also

References

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