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Defence exports reach ₹23,622 crore

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Defence exports reach ₹23,622 crore (GS3 · Defence, 1 April 2025)

What happened

  • Defence exports hit a record ₹23,622 crore in 2024-25, up 12.04% from ₹21,083 crore [PIB].

Background

  • DPSU exports rose 42.85% [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Exports give scale to domestic lines.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-01): defence exports hit a record ₹23,622 crore in 2024-25, up 12.04% from ₹21,083 crore.
  2. Exports give scale to domestic lines.
Quotable data point

Defence exports hit a record ₹23,622 crore in 2024-25, up 12.04% from ₹21,083 crore.

PIB: Record defence exports, 1 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: defence exports.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Defence exports 2024-25

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Record defence exports, 1 Apr 2025

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