Naya Aerospace & Defence Plant AP mein!
Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools (RVMT) ne Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) ke saath ek deal sign ki hai. Yeh plant 100-acre mein faila hoga aur ismein ₹500 crore ka investment hoga. Isse lagbhag 1,000 direct aur 2,000 indirect jobs create hone ki ummeed hai, jisse region ki economy ko bhi boost milega. Plant mein micro turbojet engines, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) aur precision engineering par focus kiya jayega.
India ka Defence Market bhi zoron par!
Waise toh India ka aerospace aur defense market 2026 se 2032 tak saalana 7.4% ke rate se badhne wala hai. Iska reason hai badhta defense budget, 'Make in India' aur 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' jaise government initiatives, aur global tensions. FY 2025-26 ke liye defence budget ₹6.81 lakh crore hai, aur India ka defence export 2030 tak ₹50,000 crore tak pahunch sakta hai.
Andhra Pradesh banega Defence Hub?
Andhra Pradesh ki bhi wish hai ki woh ek major defence manufacturing hub bane. State ki Aerospace and Defence Policy 4.0 (2025-2030) ke tahat, woh next 5 saal mein ₹1 lakh crore ka investment aur one lakh jobs attract karna chahte hain. RVMT ka naya plant is ecosystem ka important part ban sakta hai.
RVMT ka High-Tech Defence mein entry!
Raghu Vamsi Machine Tools ne FY25 mein ₹361 crore ka revenue report kiya hai. Unka yeh naya focus micro turbojet engines aur UAVs par technology-intensive defence segments mein ek bada step hai. Ab tak company industrial machinery par hi focus karti thi. Is sector mein HAL, BEL, aur Tata Advanced Systems jaise bade players already maujood hain.
Challenges aur Competition?
Par bhai, yeh kaam itna bhi aasan nahi hai. Private company hone ke naate, defence sector mein R&D ke liye long-term capital arrange karna mushkil ho sakta hai. RVMT ko apni technology aur quality control ko bhi kafi improve karna padega, khaas kar jet engines aur UAVs jaise critical components ke liye. Defence sector mein delays aur profit margins par pressure bhi rehta hai. Kuch analysts ka kehna hai ki defence stocks already kaafi badh gaye hain, toh aage corrections ka risk bhi hai.