Sri Sathya Sai, May 15 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday arrived in Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh's Sri Sathya Sai district to attend the foundation stone laying and grounding ceremonies of several major aerospace and defence projects.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu and state minister Nara Lokesh welcomed the Defence Minister at the airport.

The projects include the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Integration and Flight Testing Centre, Naval Systems Facility, Defence Energetics, Ammunition Plants and Drone City.

Earlier in the day, Singh shared details of his visit in a post on X.

"Today, 15th May, I shall be in Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh). I will attend the Foundati...