Telangana Aims to Become India’s Largest Defence Manufacturing Hub: CM Revanth Reddy

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has called for greater investment and collaboration in the defence, aerospace, space, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and drone technology sectors, stating that the state aims to emerge as India’s largest industrial hub for the defence industry.

The Chief Minister was speaking at the curtain raiser event of Raksha Expo-2026, held at Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy and Sridhar Babu, Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju, DGP C.V. Anand, defence experts, officers from the Indian Armed Forces, central government officials and representatives of various organisations attended the event.

Telangana to Host Global Investment Summit in December

Revanth Reddy invited industry leaders and investors to participate in the second edition of the Invest Telangana Global Summit, scheduled to be held on December 7, 8 and 9 at Bharat Future City in Hyderabad. He said the inaugural edition held last year was successful and that the upcoming summit would be organised on a much larger scale. He described Raksha Expo as an important international platform that would bring together stakeholders from the defence sector to discuss opportunities, share innovative ideas and explore advanced technologies.

Representatives from leading organisations, including DRDO, HAL, BDL, MIDHANI, Tata Group, Airbus, Safran, Skyroot, Lockheed Martin and Bharat Forge, were among those present at the event.The Chief Minister highlighted Hyderabad’s strategic importance, describing it as one of India’s safest cities and a major centre for research and development. He pointed out that the city houses several important strategic establishments associated with the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force.