Describe the critical factors for location of defense industries and suggest measures to overcome the challenges.

Defense industry is one of many important part of Indias plan for manufacturing and economic growth. It is high profit, export intensive and labor intensive industry that will lead to higher exports, employment, generation and foreign of backward and forward linkages beneficial for economic growth. Defense industry location not only depends on geographic and economic factors but also on strategic and geopolitical factors. (1) Availability of skilled labor: Defense industry needs highly skilled labor force as quality control is important. (2) Research and development facilities: Defense industry are aligned with research