Monday , December 23 2024

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate DefConnect 2024 today, which will be attended by a large number of investors

New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate DefConnect at Maneksha Center on Monday. It is being organized by Innovation for Defense Excellence-Defence Innovation Organization (IDEX-DIO) to promote indigenous innovation and facilitate partnerships to address growing security challenges.

over 9,000 applications received

The event aims to showcase cutting-edge technologies. The event will attract a large number of investors from India's leading industries in the defense sector. So far, IDEX has launched 10 rounds of Defense India Start-up Challenge and 11 rounds of Open Challenge involving individual innovators and startups from all three services, defense sector government companies, Indian Coast Guard, Border Roads Organization and others . Agencies.-Up included. More than 9 thousand applications have been received from UP.

DefConnect 2024 plays an important role in the country's defense

DefConnect 2024 plays an important role in the defense innovation landscape of the country, bringing together key stakeholders including the armed forces, defense industry leaders, start-ups, academia and policy makers. The showcase of cutting edge technologies developed by the Innovation for Defense Excellence (IDEX) winners will be a major attraction for all the visitors. It will provide a unique opportunity to meet Innovation for Defense Excellence (IDEX) start-ups and learn about their innovative technologies.

PM Modi launched it in the year 2018

Innovation for Defense Excellence (IDEX), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018, essentially provides an integrated platform for various stakeholders in the defense and aerospace sectors. It acts as an umbrella organization to monitor technology development and potential collaboration in this particular field.