India, Russia sign MoU to set up UAV & satellite lab

New Delhi: The Indo-Russia Innopraktika Technology Hub has signed agreements with academic institutions in India to establish a state-of-the-art Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Satellite Laboratory in the country.

Last week, the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU) Foundation, Kanpur, Kalam SPS Research Centre, and Russia's Geoscan Group signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Innopraktika Technology Hub. The signing was accompanied by the inauguration of drone and satellite certification courses.

Denis Alipov, Russian Ambassador to India, called it a watershed moment in bilateral cooperation. "The inauguration of the drone and satellite certification courses and setting up of the UAV laboratory at the CSJMU campus is without exaggeration a landmark step in Russia-India technological partnership, being an integral part of the rich bilateral agenda set forth recently during the state visit of President Putin to India in December 2025."


The MoU also lays emphasis on the human dimension of technological progress, ensuring that the benefits of this collaboration are built into the talent pipelines of both nations.