Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 2024 in New Delhi on March 4 to encourage indigenous defence innovation

 Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 2024 in New Delhi on March 4 to encourage indigenous defence innovationPicRaksha Mantri Rajnath Singh will inaugurate DefConnect 2024 in New Delhi tomorrow to encourage indigenous defence innovation. DefConnect 2024

 represents a significant milestone in the country’s defence innovation landscape, bringing together key stakeholders including the Armed Forces, defence industry leaders, start-ups, academia, and policymakers. The event aimstofacilitate meaningful engagements, showcase cutting-edge technologies and is poised to be atransformativeplatform for fostering collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the Defence sector. The event will attract a large number of innovators and investors from India’s leading industries in the defence sector. 

The event is being organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence-Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO), under the aegis of the Department of Defence Production. The iDEX framework allows military personnel to work with innovators in a co-development model. The iDEX, launched by Prime Minister  Narendra Modi in 2018, essentially provides a unified platform for various stakeholders in the defence and aerospace sectors. It acts like an umbrella organisation to oversee technology development and potential collaborations in this specific field.