India private defence technology after Operation Sindoor
India’s private defence technology sector after Operation Sindoor
Following Operation Sindoor, India’s private defence technology sector is seeing faster procurement and greater direct engagement between the armed forces and domestic manufacturers. The shift was discussed at TechSparks 2026, where Ankit Kumar of Tonbo Imaging, Priyanka Singhal of Ammunic Systems and Radhika P of Pinaka Aerospace described growing opportunities in night-vision systems, electronic warfare, smart munitions and autonomous defence platforms.
Singhal said the armed forces had begun moving away from an excessive focus on procedural compliance towards deploying equipment that meets immediate battlefield requirements. She said initiatives such as iDEX and emergency procurement mechanisms had helped accelerate the process.
What India’s private defence technology companies build
Ammunic Systems develops electronic fuzes and munition technologies. The company supplied loitering munitions and gravity-drop bombs during Operation Sindoor, working with drone platform partners to integrate its weapons into systems used in the operation.
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Pinaka Aerospace contributed to the indigenisation of missile systems deployed during the operation. Tonbo Imaging develops electro-optical and infrared technologies, including night-vision systems used by air-defence systems during Operation Sindoor.
Technology and integration
Radhika said the effectiveness of military equipment increasingly depends on its payloads, including sensors and electronic warfare systems, rather than the platform alone. She also said India needed control over software, electronics architecture and intellectual property.
As Tonbo Imaging’s Ankit Kumar said, “We've learned things the hard way. We've learned things on the ground. We've learned things with the customers.”
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