Rajnath releases fifth positive indigenisation list at Navy seminar

At the event, he also launched 76 challenges for the industry under 10th Defence India Start-up Challenges (DISC 10) and DISC 10 PRIME of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) and five problem statements under iDEX for Fauji. iDEX is the flagship scheme under the Defence ministry to encourage innovation in the defence sector.

In addition, two INDUS X challenges under ‘INDUS-X Mutual Promotion of Advanced Collaborative Technologies’ (IMPACT) challenges jointly finalised by iDEX and United States Department of Defense (US DoD) were launched by Rajnath.

He also released the Indian Navy’s updated Indigenisation Roadmap ‘Swavlamban 2.0’. He said India’s defence sector is currently riding on the boat of innovation, lauding iDEX for providing the youth with a platform to innovate and develop new products, which not only ensures the progress of the start-ups, but also strengthens the country’s defence ecosystem.

At the event, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said the Indian Navy has made a commitment to be a fully indigenous force by 2047.

He said last year, the Navy sought solutions to 75 challenges, received more than 1,000 responses, declared 118 winners under DISC 7 SPRINT and SPRINT-PRIME and concluded over 100 technological development agreements between iDEX and the industry.