The defence industry of India is a strategically important sector in India. India has one of the world's largest military forces with a strength of over 14.4 lakh (1.44 million) active personnel. It has the world's largest volunteer military of over 51 lakh (5.1 million) personnel. The total budget sanctioned for the Indian military for the financial year 2021 is ₹4.78 lakh crore (US$67 billion). It has the third largest annual defence budget behind USA (US$732 b) and China (US$261 b). It is the second largest defence importer behind Saudi Arabia making up 9.2% of global arms import. India has a domestic defence industry of which 80% is government owned. The public sector includes DRDO and its 50 labs, 4 defence shipyards, 5 defence PSUs and 41 ordnance factories. India has a new defence p