Rajnath Singh said the navy received more than 2,000 proposals from Indian industries under the SPRINT challenges in the last two sessions of Swavlamban
The Swavlamban initiative has collaborated with 213 MSMEs and start-ups under iDEX. (Screengrab/X)
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday launched the third edition of the ADITI scheme aimed at promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and self-reliance in the defence manufacturing sector, and unveiled the 13th edition of Defence India Start-up Challenges (DISC 13), during the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar ‘Swavlamban’.
“These challenges aim to advance indigenous defence technologies and operational efficiencies,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
DISC 13 presents seven challenges from the three services in domains including artificial intelligence and military communications.
In his address, Singh said in the last two sessions of Swavlamban, the Indian Navy received more than 2,000 proposals from Indian industries under the SPRINT challenges (unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during in July 2022). SPRINT stands for Supporting Pole-Vaulting in R&D through iDEX, Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation and Technology Development Acceleration Cell.
