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Startup policy in the works for stronger defence R&D

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December 02, 2025

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is formulating a startup policy to facilitate smoother engagement between the country’s premier military research and development agency and new entrants and entrepreneurs developing cutting-edge technologies, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Monday.

- BHASWAR KUMAR

“This policy aims to streamline the process of engaging with startups and leveraging their innovative ideas for defence applications,” said an official release. It comes at a time when the DRDO has sanctioned 148 new research and development (R&D) projects over the past three years.

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