New Delhi, May 24 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said India is witnessing a transformative shift in defence production, with the private sector emerging as a key driver of innovation, as he inaugurated a major Defence Manufacturing Complex in Maharashtra's Shirdi.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony, Singh described the event as a landmark moment for India's defence and space sectors, marked by the inauguration of an artillery shell manufacturing facility, the foundation laying of a missile complex linked to the Universal Rocket Launching System, and the signing of an agreement aimed at expanding private sector participation in satellite assembly and space technology.

The newly inaugurated artillery ammunition plant will have the c...