Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- Uttar Pradesh is implementing a comprehensive strategy to establish itself as a major hub in India's aerospace and defense manufacturing sector, with ambitious targets of reaching USD 25 billion in production and USD 5 billion in exports by fiscal year 2025-26.

The state government's initiative centers on developing an extensive supply chain network through a dedicated defense MSME corridor, which will primarily support the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor (UPDIC).

The state has already made significant progress toward its investment goal of Rs 50,000 crore, having secured more than Rs 30,000 crore in private investment across the corridor's six nodes located in Aligarh, Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Chitrakoot, an...