New Delhi, Nov 8 (PTI) Sixteen defence public sector undertakings (DPSUs) are expected to spend over Rs 32,000 crore in research and development in the next five years as they are looking at producing indigenous military hardware, officials said on Saturday.

The proposed expenditure is likely to be discussed when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh carries out an annual performance review of the DPSUs at a high-level meeting on Monday.

Singh had declared 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms', underscoring the importance of development of new technology by DPSUs and the need for enhancing exports and indigenisation.

To achieve this objective, he exhorted them to increase their investment and manpower for R&D. Since then, all the DPSUs have prepared their R&D roadmap for the next five years.

"Over th

See Full Page