Prime Minister Modi, in his Mann Ki Baat address, celebrated India’s growing defence prowess. He highlighted the maiden flight of the made-in-India C-295 transport aircraft, with 40 to be built domestically, boosting MSMEs and employment. The recent induction of indigenous warships like INS Dunagiri and the successful test of the Long-Range Land-Attack Cruise Missile further underscore India’s self-reliance in defence from sea to sky.