On 21 June 2025, India’s Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh stated that procedural bottlenecks, not funding, delay weapon acquisitions. Aiming to reduce procurement time from six years to just two, he pledged to streamline acquisition processes. Singh also highlighted India’s growing defence exports (₹23,000 Cr) and focus on indigenous AMCA development, while dismissing talks on foreign fighters like F‑35/Su‑57.