Raksha Mantri unveiles key policy initiatives during ‘VIMARSH

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh unveiled key policy initiatives during ‘VIMARSH’, a DRDO-Industry Synergy Meet, in New Delhi on September 15, 2026. The initiatives include a comprehensive framework to lower technical and financial entry barriers for MSMEs & deep-tech start-ups, offering direct funding, incubation support and dedicated access to DRDO testing facilities. A standardised, secure framework for sharing DRDO-developed software source codes with licensee industries was also launched to accelerate software-defined defence capabilities and obsolescence management.

Nine (09) Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology (LAToTS) were handed over to 13 manufacturing partners in the presence of Raksha Mantri to enable commercial production of state-of-the-art systems.

Strategic MoUs were also formally exchanged with the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) and Laghu Udyog Bharati (LUB) to expand industry outreach and foster grass-roots participation. DRDO also signed a contract with Quality Council of India for System for Advance Manufacturing Assessment and Rating (SAMAR) version 2.0 to benchmark the manufacturing maturity of domestic defence enterprises.

A book titled ‘Defence Systems for Resilient Bharat – Advancing Aatmanirbharta in Defence’, a special compilation documenting significant defence systems developed by DRDO’s technology clusters between 2014 to 2026 was also released during the event, along with the guidelines for Human Resource Outsourcing Service Contracts in DRDO. (UPDATED ON 15TH SEPT 2026)
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