IANS | 11 Jul, 2024
The government on Thursday awarded seven new projects to startups under
the Technology Development Fund scheme for various requirements of the Armed
Forces and aerospace and defence sectors.
The move is aimed at nurturing micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) and startups in the defence and aerospace sectors, said the Defence
Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).
"The indigenous development of these technologies will strengthen
the military-industrial ecosystem," it added.
One such project aims to develop an indigenous toolkit for simulator
training of pilots in realistic scenarios to help in full mission planning and
large-force engagement. This project has been awarded to Noida-based startup
Oxygen 2 Innovation.
Another project is for an underwater Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). It
relates to versatile marine battlefield accessories which can be deployed in
multiple combat roles.
"The objective is Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(ISR) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA). The project has been awarded to
Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt Ltd, Pune," said the DRDO, which comes under
the Ministry of Defence.
Under the project titled 'Long-range Remotely Operated Vehicles for
Detection & Neutralisation', the task is to build dual-use systems that
will enable the detection, classification, localisation and neutralisation of
underwater objects while keeping the key assets away from the suspected
operational area.
This project has been awarded to IROV Technologies Pvt Ltd in Kochi.
Another project, 'Ice Detection Sensor for Aircraft', aims to develop
detecting icing condition inflight, caused by super-cooled water droplets that
freeze after their impact against the aircraft's external surfaces and are
utilised by the aircraft for turning on the aircraft Anti-icing mechanism.
"It has been awarded to Craftlogic Labs Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru,"
the DRDO informed.
The 'Radar Signal Processor with Active Antenna Array Simulator' will
enable the deployment of multiple target systems for test and evaluation of
multiple short-range aerial weapon systems.
"It serves as the basic building block for larger radar systems.
The project has been sanctioned to Data Pattern (India) Limited, Chennai,"
according to the government.
The 'Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-based Timing
Acquisition & Dissemination System' project has been sanctioned to
Accord Software & Systems in Bengaluru.
It aims to enable the indigenisation of timing acquisition and
dissemination system, the use of Indian Constellation for acquiring time
& development of a customised and flexible timing system as per range
requirements.
Coimbatore-based startup Alohatech has been awarded the project to
develop conductive yarn and fabric-making processes using graphene
nanomaterials and conductive inks.
The outcome will be advanced E-textiles, utilising the inherent
advantages for practical clothing applications, the DRDO said.
--IANS