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Programme tracker

A clear view of selected Indian defence programmes — what they are, who develops them, and the stage being tracked.

Illustrative prototype entries · Not a verified live-status feed
HOW TO READ THE TRACKER

A closer look at the stages

Trials and induction are not single events. Each has several steps before a programme moves forward.

This is a general framework, not a claim that an individual programme has completed any listed step. Verify each milestone and source before publishing.

Agni-Prime

DRDO · Missiles

Canisterised solid-fuel missile programme.

Illustrative phase: Trials
ConceptDevelopmentTrialsInductionProduction / service
Within trials · no sub-stage confirmed
  1. 01Developmental testing
  2. 02User evaluation
  3. 03Qualification / acceptance

Confirm publicly released test and service milestones; do not treat this placeholder stage as current.

Last checked: Not verified

No sources added yet.

Demo record — not a verified programme milestone.

Akash-NG

DRDO · Missiles

New-generation surface-to-air missile programme.

Illustrative phase: Trials
ConceptDevelopmentTrialsInductionProduction / service
Within trials · no sub-stage confirmed
  1. 01Developmental testing
  2. 02User evaluation
  3. 03Qualification / acceptance

Confirm programme milestones and dates before publishing.

Last checked: Not verified

No sources added yet.

Demo record — not a verified programme milestone.

AMCA

ADA · Air

Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft programme; sample design-stage entry.

Illustrative phase: Concept
ConceptDevelopmentTrialsInductionProduction / service

Add approved milestone records, public development documents and a dated status check.

Last checked: Not verified

No sources added yet.

Demo record — not a verified programme milestone.

ATAGS

DRDO · Land

155 mm / 52-calibre towed artillery gun system.

Illustrative phase: Induction
ConceptDevelopmentTrialsInductionProduction / service
Within induction · no sub-stage confirmed
  1. 01Approvals & orders
  2. 02Initial deliveries
  3. 03Service entry
  4. 04Operational integration

Add dated trial, procurement and induction information from public sources.

Last checked: Not verified

No sources added yet.

Demo record — not a verified programme milestone.

Pinaka

DRDO · Land

Multi-barrel rocket launcher programme with guided variants.

Illustrative phase: Induction
ConceptDevelopmentTrialsInductionProduction / service
Within induction · no sub-stage confirmed
  1. 01Approvals & orders
  2. 02Initial deliveries
  3. 03Service entry
  4. 04Operational integration

This single prototype stage is an oversimplification across variants; separate them and verify with public documents.

Last checked: Not verified

No sources added yet.

Demo record — not a verified programme milestone.

Tejas Mk1A

HAL · Air

Light combat aircraft; sample tracker entry.

Illustrative phase: Production / service
ConceptDevelopmentTrialsInductionProduction / service

Add verified production, delivery and supplier sources here before publication.

Last checked: Not verified

No sources added yet.

Demo record — not a verified programme milestone.

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