India’s private defence sector crossed a historic threshold on July 5, 2026. Adani Defence and Aerospace, the defence arm of Adani Enterprises Limited, laid the foundation stone for what it describes as South Asia’s largest private-sector missile ecosystem in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, committing ₹2,500 crore over three years to build the facility. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Energy Minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar, and Karan Adani and Jeet Adani from the Adani Group.
“Shivpuri is the next giant leap in that journey as we bring a full-range, integrated missile ecosystem to manufacture medium- to long-range missile systems, replacing foreign dependency with domestic power,” said Jeet Adani, Director of Adani Defence and Aerospace. “This facility will bring raw materials and mission-ready missiles under one roof – a historic first outside the public sector.”
“Adani Defence & Aerospace breaks ground on South Asia’s largest private-sector missile ecosystem in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. Investment: ₹2,500 crore over three years. Will manufacture medium to long-range missile systems and produce composite propellant and TNT at a single location.”
What Makes Shivpuri Different: Full Integration From Raw Materials To Ready Missiles
The facility’s defining characteristic is vertical integration at a scale India’s private defence sector has never achieved before. The Shivpuri complex will combine missile system integration with the production of composite propellant and Trinitrotoluene (TNT) and explosive-grade materials at a single location bringing the entire value chain from raw materials to mission-ready missiles under one roof for the first time in India’s private sector.
This integrated model addresses a structural flaw that has long hampered India’s domestic missile programme: system integration and critical material production have remained in separate facilities, often in different parts of the country, resulting in bottlenecks that slow induction timelines for the military.
The facility will directly support the serial production of next-generation weapons including the Next Generation Anti-Radiation Missile (NGARM), RUDRAM-II, Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR), Long-Range Glide Bomb (LRGB ‘Gaurav’), and the Tactical Autonomous Reconnaissance and Attack (TARA) system, all of which have completed successful trials with DRDO and are now transitioning to mass manufacturing.
“Today, we broke ground on something truly historic — South Asia’s largest private-sector missile ecosystem in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. An investment of ₹2,500 crore, 5,000 jobs, and India’s first fully integrated private missile manufacturing complex. Jai Hind.”~Jeet Adani
5,000 Jobs, 50-Plus MSMEs, And A Defence Supply Chain For Central India:
The Shivpuri project’s economic influence reaches far beyond its industrial gates. The investment is planned to create roughly 5,000 direct and indirect skilled jobs, as well as attract over 50 MSMEs to a highly specialised defence supply chain centered on the facility. For the Shivpuri-Guna region, which has previously lacked industrial anchor investments, the initiative marks a significant transformation in the local economy.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said: “This landmark investment reinforces the state’s emergence as a preferred destination for strategic manufacturing. It will strengthen India’s indigenous defence ecosystem while accelerating industrial growth and attracting more high-value investments to the state.” Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia added: “This landmark project marks the beginning of a new industrial chapter for the Shivpuri-Guna region.”
The Shivpuri project is part of the Adani Group’s broader ₹1.10 lakh crore investment commitment announced at the Global Investors Summit in Bhopal, spanning hydro pumped storage, cement, mining, smart meters, thermal energy, and defense manufacturing. These investments are expected to create 1.2 lakh jobs in the state by 2030.
“Adani Defence & Aerospace breaks ground on South Asia’s largest private missile ecosystem in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. ₹2,500 crore investment over three years. Will manufacture NGARM, RUDRAM-II, NASM-SR and other DRDO-developed systems.”~Business Today
Gwalior And Shivpuri: Twin Engines Of Defence Manufacturing In Madhya Pradesh
The Shivpuri facility does not stand in isolation, it is the second chapter of Adani’s defence story in Madhya Pradesh. Since 2020, the company has operated a small arms ecosystem in Gwalior that supplies pistols, light machine guns, carbines, and assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces. That facility gave the state its first taste of serious private-sector defence manufacturing.
“Together, Gwalior and Shivpuri will stand as twin engines of defence innovation in Madhya Pradesh,” Jeet Adani said. “They will ensure that the advanced systems protecting our skies are proudly built by Indian hands, on Indian soil.”
India’s defence budget for FY26 of ₹6.21 lakh crore includes a mandate that 75% of capital procurement must come from domestic manufacturers by 2027. That policy framework, combined with a DRDO pipeline of proven systems ready for mass production, makes Adani’s ₹2,500 crore investment in Shivpuri a precisely timed commercial decision as much as a strategic one and positions the group at the centre of what could become one of India’s most consequential industrial transformations of the decade.
