The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on March 30 signed contracts with Indian shipyards, Bharat Dynamics, Bharat Electronics, and BrahMos Aerospace for equipments worth over Rs 35,000 crore.
In the past two weeks, the stock rallied 23 per cent after the state-owned aerospace & defense company said that it has received export order worth $255 million
In the near-term, analysts believe a drop in the defence budget for financial year 2023-24, coupled with premium valuations of related stocks, could weigh on the sentiment
Bharat Dynamics, Hindustan Aeronautics, and Bharat Electronics have skyrocketed 87 per cent, 79 per cent, and 44 per cent, respectively, since Budget 2022
Bharat Dynamics, JK Paper and Hindustan Aeronautics have surged over 100 per cent, while Elgi Equipments and Schaeffler India are just shy from doubling the investor's wealth so far in 2022.
The company has signed a contract worth Rs 2,971 crore with Ministry of Defence for supply of Astra Mark-I BVRAAMs and associate equipments to Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
ASTRA MK-I missile and all associated systems for its launch, and ground handling and testing have been developed by DRDO in coordination with the IAF, an official state from the ministry stated.