India, May 15 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called for self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector, as it cannot afford to depend on other countries for national security.

Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) project and several strategic defence manufacturing units at Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh's Sri Satya Sai district, Singh said indigenous defence manufacturing projects would significantly strengthen India's defence sector.

The facility, being established by the Aeronautical Development Agency under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will comprise the Core Integration, Development and Flight-Testing Complex for India's f...