The new missile order: How India is changing the way it builds its precision arsenal

 Missiles are no longer niche assets reserved for select targets. They are increasingly becoming consumable instruments of warfare, used repeatedly to suppress air defences, destroy logistics hubs, disrupt command networks and shape battlefield conditions. The challenge, therefore, is no longer limited to developing sophisticated missiles. A production system dependent on a single dominant manufacturer can struggle to meet those demands. Missiles are no longer niche assets reserved for select targets. They are increasingly becoming consumable instruments of warfare, used repeatedly to suppress air defences, destroy logistics hubs, disrupt command networks and shape battlefield conditions. The challenge, therefore, is no longer limited to developing sophisticated missiles. A production system dependent on a single dominant manufacturer can struggle to meet those demands.