Qualified, traceable subsystems for India's defence ecosystem.
We sell to the ecosystem that buys for defence: OEMs, integrators, DPSUs, laboratories, formations and R&D programmes.
A second source you can qualify.
Defence programmes need suppliers who can prove what they deliver. We focus on subsystems — power, energy, harnessing, mechanical interfaces, propulsion packages and underwater modules — backed by controlled revisions, serialised build records and repeatable test data.
- Designed and assembled in India, with origin documented at the agreed BOM level
- Customer-specific documentation and controlled document registers
- Each product family and end use classified before any defence claim is made
Different routes for different maturity levels
Direct B2B / OEM
Second-source subsystem supplier
Qualify one SKU into an OEM platform and work towards approved-vendor status.
DPM 2025 Revenue Procurement
Spares & operational components
Effective from November 2025. Ready stock and documentation for spares and smaller operational purchases.
iDEX DISC / ADITI
Technology developer / consortium partner
Subsystem partner for active defence challenge statements where our modules solve a defined problem.
ANRF MAHA Drones
Industry consortium partner
Manufacturing, integration and test translation partner for university R&D consortia.
SRIJAN / Make-II
Indigenisation supplier
Technical and commercial responses where a listed imported item matches our capability.
GeM / e-Procurement
Vendor for repeat purchasable goods
Compliant product pages and document packs for catalogued, institutional purchases.
Defence OEM / Tier-1
Tier-2 component supplier
Dual-source manufacturing and lifecycle support once QA and repeat production are established.
Signals we track
Status as of September 2026. Draft and proposed schemes are treated as upside, not as the basis of our plans.
DAP 2026 (draft)
Draft released February 2026 proposes 60% indigenous content for Buy (Indian-IDDM) — relevant to design ownership and domestic-content strategy.
DPM 2025
Revenue procurement framework effective November 2025, covering roughly ₹1 lakh crore of procurement.
iDEX / ADITI
DISC-14 and ADITI 4 launched March 2026; the iDEX ecosystem counted 676 startups, MSMEs and innovators.
DTIS
₹400 crore Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme with explicit UAS testing scope.
Drone PLI 1.0
₹120 crore scheme recognising drone component manufacturing as a policy category.
Gujarat policy stack
Viksit Gujarat Industrial Policy 2026 and the Gujarat Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy-2025.
UUV subsystem priorities
High-barrier subsystems for India's growing underwater vehicle ecosystem — supplied to integrators rather than competing with them.
| Subsystem niche | Attractiveness | Difficulty | Our approach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure Housings & End Caps | High | Medium | Priority 1 |
| Battery Pressure Sections | Very high | High | Priority 1 |
| Subsea Power Distribution | Very high | High | Priority 1–2 |
| Penetrators & Connector Integration | High | High | Partner first |
| Thrusters & Propulsion | Medium | Very high | Partner / ODM |
| Sea-Trial & Integration Service | High strategic value | High | Paid service |
Product-specific licensing, export controls, battery transport and defence end-use requirements are assessed case by case.
Let's discuss where RheinForge fits your supply chain
Whether you are an OEM, integrator, DPSU, laboratory or R&D programme — share the subsystem and we will respond with a route, a test plan and a timeline.