Defence Ministry lists 405 items for domestic production to cut imports
Sixth Positive Indigenisation List covers helicopters, tanks and missile systems with Rs 3,070 crore business potential
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo/ANI)
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What this story says
- The Defence Ministry notified a sixth Positive Indigenisation List covering 405 defence items for domestic production.
- The list includes helicopters, fighter aircraft components, tanks, warships and missile systems with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore.
- Of the 405 items, 389 are for Defence Public Sector Undertakings and 16 for the Indian Coast Guard.
- The government states the list aims to reduce import dependence and boost domestic defence manufacturing.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 5 of the 12 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
82/100
Craft
75/100
Hype
15/100
12 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
The Indian Defence Ministry published its sixth Positive Indigenisation List on 18 August 2026. The list covers 405 defence items to be produced domestically, with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore. The items include Advanced Light Helicopters, Su-30MKI components, T-72 and T-90 tanks, warships, missile systems and defence electronics.
The Department of Defence Production stated that 389 of the items are for Defence Public Sector Undertakings and 16 for the Indian Coast Guard. The list includes Line Replaceable Units, sub-systems, sub-assemblies, spares, components and raw materials. The ministry said the items will be procured from Indian industry once successfully developed indigenously.
The government said the list is part of its push to reduce import dependence and strengthen domestic defence manufacturing under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. The SRIJAN Defence Portal, launched in 2020, has facilitated the indigenisation of over 15,700 defence items, resulting in an estimated import substitution value of Rs 9,000 crore.
What the coverage left out
No centre-rated outlet ran this story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the indicative timelines for indigenisation or the SRIJAN Defence Portal’s role in facilitating over 15,700 indigenised items. The Rs 9,000 crore import substitution value was carried only by Outlook India and ANI.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 18 Aug 2026, 15:15, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- Outlook India led on the estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore and the range of defence platforms covered. The report listed helicopters, fighter aircraft components, armoured platforms, warships, missiles, defence electronics and ammunition. It also noted that over 15,700 defence items have been indigenised through the SRIJAN portal, with import substitution worth about Rs 9,000 crore.
- The report quoted the Defence Ministry stating the list aims to reduce import dependence and boost domestic manufacturing. It included a breakdown of the items by category, such as air platforms, armoured platforms and missile systems. The report also mentioned the indicative timelines for indigenisation and the procurement process from Indian industry.
Centre
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Right
6 rated outlets
- The six right-rated digests led on the government’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative and the reduction of import dependence. ANI’s full report quoted Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stating the move will expand opportunities for Indian industry and strengthen the domestic defence manufacturing ecosystem. The report also listed the same range of defence platforms and systems as Outlook India.
- The Hindu Business Line, NDTV, The Print, Times of India and Moneycontrol digests all carried the Rs 3,070 crore business potential and the breakdown of 389 items for Defence Public Sector Undertakings and 16 for the Indian Coast Guard. The Times of India and Mathrubhumi digests specifically named the Su-30MKI, T-90 tanks and MRSAM missile systems. Business Today’s digest noted that the items will be procured from domestic industry once successfully developed.
Read it at the source
12 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Right
6- MoD bars import of 405 defence items under sixth ‘Positive Indigenisation List’ (opens The Hindu Business Line in a new tab)
The Hindu Business Line — is The Hindu Business Line biased? Our profile of this outlet
- MoD notifies 6th positive indigenisation list comprising 405 strategically important items (opens The Print in a new tab)
- 405 Items Worth Rs 3,000-Crore In Defence Ministry's 'Made In India' Push (opens NDTV in a new tab)
- From Su-30MKI to T-90: India adds 405 defence items to ‘make at home’ list (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Defence Ministry notifies sixth Positive Indigenisation List with 405 items, eyes Rs 3,070 crore business potential (opens Moneycontrol in a new tab)
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- "Promoting Aatmanirbharta in defence manufacturing" Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announces defence indigenisation list worth Rs 3,070 Crore (opens aninews.in in a new tab)
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Not rated
5- Defence Ministry Notifies Sixth Positive Indigenisation List Of 405 Items (opens NDTV Profit in a new tab)
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- Su 30MKI, warships and missiles: India adds 405 items to defence indigenisation list - BusinessToday (opens Business Today in a new tab)
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- From Su-30MKI to MRSAM: 405 defence items targeted for Indian production (opens Mathrubhumi in a new tab)
Mathrubhumi — is Mathrubhumi biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Defence Ministry Notifies Sixth Indigenisation List of 405 Items (opens India Daily Mail in a new tab)
India Daily Mail — is India Daily Mail biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Rajnath Singh announces defence indigenisation list worth Rs 3,070 Crore (opens awazthevoice.in in a new tab)
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Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Defence Ministry lists 405 items for domestic production to cut imports?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 86% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 12. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Defence Ministry lists 405 items for domestic production to cut imports left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Defence Ministry lists 405 items for domestic production to cut imports biased?
- Defence Ministry lists 405 items for domestic production to cut imports is one event reported by 12 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Defence Ministry lists 405 items for domestic production to cut imports?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Defence Ministry lists 405 items for domestic production to cut imports?
- 12 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the sixth Positive Indigenisation List?
- The sixth Positive Indigenisation List is a Defence Ministry notification covering 405 defence items to be produced domestically. It includes helicopters, tanks, warships and missile systems with an estimated business potential of Rs 3,070 crore. The list aims to reduce import dependence and boost domestic manufacturing.
- How many items are for the Indian Coast Guard?
- The list includes 16 items for the Indian Coast Guard. The remaining 389 items are for Defence Public Sector Undertakings. The items cover Line Replaceable Units, sub-systems, sub-assemblies, spares, components and raw materials.
- What is the business potential of the list?
- The estimated business potential of the sixth Positive Indigenisation List is Rs 3,070 crore. The list is part of the government’s push to reduce import dependence and strengthen domestic defence manufacturing under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
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