Innovations for Defence Excellence:
One of the first aims of India as a nation since Independence has been to achieve self -
reliance in the field of defence and defence production. However, this goal is yet to be
achieved. India is the world‟s largest defence equipment importer and is expected to spend
around USD 220 Billion1
in the coming decade to modernize its armed forces.
Around the world, recent years have been marked by rapid technological innovation, in a
variety of sectors such as telecom, information technology &connectivity and their impacts
are being seen in our daily lives.