On June 6, 2023, German Federal Minister of Defence Mr. Boris Pistorius attended an event of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) start-ups at Research & Innovation Park, IIT Delhi after his private meeting with Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. The event was co-hosted by FITT-IIT Delhi, an iDEX partner incubator.
An introduction to iDEX was given before Indian start-ups demonstrated game-changing technology in the fields of energy systems, smart drones and anti-drone systems, space propulsion systems, and other related fields.
The German Minister of Defence was informed by Shri T Natarajan, Additional Secretary (Defence Production) and CEO of the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO), on the expansion of India’s defence innovation ecosystem through the iDEX programme and potential for collaboration in international emerging technology sectors. Other topics brought up include the need to improve supply chain security, long-term research & development, and defense-industrial cooperation. The occasion also highlighted the promotion of co-development and co-production in India, as well as other areas and initiatives where Indian and German start-ups might collaborate.
