Nagastra-1
Man-portable fixed-wing loitering munitionThe catalog's linked loitering-munition entry for EEL's UAV and munitions production line.
Sources: Solar Group defence products, Solar Group aboutManufacturer catalog
Economic Explosives Limited
Economic Explosives Limited is the Nagpur-based Solar Group explosives and defence-products company behind industrial explosives, military explosives, ammunition, rockets, warheads, and loitering munitions. Public registry, rating, company, and government sources now also surface the business under its later legal name, Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited.
2 weaponsEconomic Explosives Limited is the long-running Solar Group entity behind a broad explosives and defence-product portfolio. Public and registry sources now connect the historic EEL name to Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited, while the company website presents the business as part of Solar Group's industrial and defence manufacturing base in Nagpur.
Its public defence portfolio links the Nagastra-1 loitering munition to a wider production stack that includes military explosives, bombs and warheads, ammunitions, initiating systems, UAVs, Pinaka rockets, and related defence products. The manufacturer context here is limited to production, corporate identity, and product-family background, not conflict-specific use.
Notable Systems
Pinaka ADM rockets
214 mm area-denial artillery rocket munition for the Pinaka MLRSSolar Defence's official product data lists Pinaka ADM 1, ADM 2, and ADM 3 as 214 mm area-denial rockets, while India's defence ministry announced a 2025 procurement contract with EEL for ADM Type-1 rockets for the Pinaka MLRS.
Sources: Solar Group Pinaka ADM product data, PIB Pinaka contractsManufacturer History
Company incorporated
Registry and rating sources identify Economic Explosives Limited as incorporated in 1995, establishing the legal entity behind the later Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited name.
Sources: ICRA rating reaffirmed, LEI Lookup record
Defence sector entry
Solar Group's company history says the business ventured into the defence sector during 2006-2011, marking the shift from explosives manufacturing into military products.
Sources: Solar Group about
Nagastra-1 delivery milestone
Solar Group's history page says Nagastra-1 was successfully delivered to the Indian Army in the 2024-2025 period, highlighting the company's loitering-munition production line.
Sources: Solar Group about
Pinaka ADM contract announced
India's Ministry of Defence announced contracts for Pinaka MLRS rockets, including a contract with Economic Explosives Limited for Area Denial Munition Type-1.
Sources: PIB Pinaka contracts
Nagpur ammunition facility inaugurated
India's defence ministry said the Raksha Mantri inaugurated a fully automated 30 mm ammunition facility at Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited in Nagpur, visited the Pinaka rocket manufacturing facility, and flagged off Guided Pinaka rockets for Armenia.
Sources: PIB Solar Defence facility
Successors
Public records increasingly surface the company under Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited, the later legal name tied to the same entity formerly known as Economic Explosives Limited. Economic Explosives Limited remains the canonical manufacturer facet here because the connected Nagastra-1 record and Indian government Pinaka contract source use the EEL name, while newer official and rating sources identify the same Solar Group defence business under the SDAL name.
Manufacturer Sources
- Solar Group homePublisher: Solar Group | Note: Supports Solar Group's current corporate identity, footprint, and industrial/defence manufacturing context for the manufacturer profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Solar Group aboutPublisher: Solar Group | Note: Supports the company's defence-sector history, including the 2006-2011 foray into defence and the 2024-2025 Nagastra-1 delivery milestone. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Solar Group defencePublisher: Solar Group | Note: Supports the manufacturer's defence-product scope, including rockets and missiles, bombs and warheads, ammunition and fuzes, UAVs and CUAS, and related military explosives categories. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Solar Group defence productsPublisher: Solar Group | Note: Supports the detailed defence-product family list, including UAS and drones, ammunitions, military explosives, bombs and warheads, integration of rockets, and initiating systems and pyros. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- ICRA rating reaffirmedPublisher: ICRA | Note: Supports the 1995 incorporation context, the wholly-owned-subsidiary relationship to Solar Industries India Limited, and the company's defence-manufacturing background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- LEI Lookup recordPublisher: LEI Lookup | Note: Supports the current legal-name mapping to Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited, the other-entity-name listing for Economic Explosives Limited, and the Nagpur headquarters address. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Solar Group Pinaka ADM product dataPublisher: Solar Group | Note: Supports Solar Defence product information for Pinaka ADM rockets, including the 214 mm caliber, 37.5 km maximum range, rocket weight, warhead type, and official product image. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- PIB Pinaka contractsPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports the February 2025 Ministry of Defence contract with Economic Explosives Limited for Area Denial Munition Type-1 rockets for the Pinaka MLRS. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- PIB Solar Defence facilityPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports the Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited Nagpur ammunition-facility context, the Pinaka rocket manufacturing facility visit, Guided Pinaka export milestone, and the government press image used on this manufacturer page. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
- ICRA rating reaffirmed 2026Publisher: ICRA | Note: Supports current Solar Group defence order-book context, Pinaka and Nagastra commercial order references, Nagpur facility context, and the February 2025 legal-name change from Economic Explosives Limited to Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
Produced weapons
Category
Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.
Category
Munitions
Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.