Innovations for Defence Excellence
Aimed at creation of an ecosystem to foster innovation and technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging Industries (incl MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators R&D institutes, academia) and provide them grants and other supports to carry out R&D innovation for adoption in D&A Sector
At a glance
| Level | Central government |
|---|---|
| Issued by | Ministry Of Defence |
| States and UTs | All India |
| Areas | |
| Scheme for | Institutions & infrastructure |
| Tags | Start-ups, MSME, Innovation, R&D, Academia |
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