Optimized Electrotech raises Rs 35 Crore in round led by Exfinity ventures to power its expansion into space-based imagingOptimized Electrotech is moving into space-based sensing. The company is building a sovereign sensing stack for India. It has secured initi...
27 Apr, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
How India’s Make in India push is reshaping its military arsenalIndia, once heavily reliant on foreign arms, is aggressively pursuing self-reliance in defense under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative. Pol...
12 Aug, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
(AI)ding the frontlineAs AI becomes a crucial cog in modern warfare, India has made a quick pivot in defence tech and created indigenous drone capabilities. A ca...
20 May, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
79 projects worth Rs 334 cr sanctioned under TDF scheme: Defence MoS Sanjay Seth tells Lok SabhaIndia's Ministry of Defence has sanctioned ₹334.02 crore for 79 projects under the Technology Development Fund scheme, boosting domestic de...
06 Dec, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
Former defence secretary Ajay Kumar joins VC play with early-stage fundAjay Kumar, a former bureaucrat who retired as India’s defence secretary in 2022, has set up a new venture fund, Mounttech Growth Fund, to ...
08 Jul, 2024, 11.42 AM IST
India-Indonesia defence industry partnership gets big boostIndia-Indonesia Defence Industry Exhibition-cum-Seminar in Jakarta marked a milestone in bilateral defence cooperation. The event showcased...
30 Apr, 2024, 04.00 PM IST
Spacetech startup Pixxel to make satellites for Indian Air ForceThe grant will equip Pixxel to develop small satellites of up to 150 kilograms for electro-optical, infrared, synthetic aperture radar and ...
25 Jul, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
PM Modi to address Naval Innovation & Indigenisation Organisation seminarThe PMO noted that a key pillar of the 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India) programme is attaining self-reliance in the defence secto...
17 Jul, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
18 military platforms to be designed and developed by domestic defence industry: GovtApart from the ship-borne unmanned aerial systems and lightweight tanks, the other key platforms to be developed under the initiative are: ...
11 Mar, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
MoD signs up Bengaluru startup for pseudo satellite dealMentored under the ministry's Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative, the programme has been supported by the armed forces an...
12 Feb, 2022, 08.12 AM IST
How to develop deep tech startups for national securityInnovative development and deployment of deep tech can tip the balance of power. Take the area of unmanned aerial surveillance and drones. ...
03 Jul, 2021, 09.07 AM IST
Rajnath Singh announces winners of Defence India Startup ChallengeWhile announcing the winners of Defence India Startup Challenge, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hinted that the funding for developing prot...
05 Feb, 2021, 09.36 PM IST
Self-reliance in defence equipment manufacturing crucial for maintaining India's strategic autonomy: Rajnath Singh"The iDEX initiative stands out as one of the most effective and well-executed defence Start-up ecosystems created in our country. I believ...
05 Feb, 2021, 03.54 PM IST
Defence India Startup Challenge kick-starts in KochiSeveral companies assembled at Maker Village in Kochi to engage directly with the military and showcase their technologies in the Defence I...
30 Dec, 2019, 10.24 AM IST
Maker Village becomes innovation programme partner for Defence sectorThe Maker Village CEO described the iDEX selection as a milestone for the pioneering startup initiative founded in February 2015 under the ...
12 Nov, 2019, 05.59 PM IST
Defence start-up BBBS bags Rs 1.5 crore grant under iDEXInnovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) was launched by the central government in April last year to create an ecosystem to foster innova...
04 Apr, 2019, 10.43 AM IST
Defence startup Big Bang Boom Solutions bags Rs 1.5 cr grant under iDEXiDEX was launched by the central government in April last year to create an ecosystem to foster innovation and technology development in ar...
03 Apr, 2019, 05.58 PM IST