DRDO hands 12 technology licences to industry at SAMANVAY
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What happened
- DRDO gave 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology for eight products at SAMANVAY 2025 in Bengaluru [PIB].
- Products include the D-29 EW suite, NATSAT terminals and the Sarang ESM system, mostly to Bharat Electronics [PIB].
Background
- SAMANVAY was organised by DRDO’s Electronics and Communication Systems cluster [PIB].
Why it matters
- ToT is how lab designs reach production lines.
How to use this in Mains
- As per PIB (2025-10-29): DRDO gave 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology for eight products at SAMANVAY 2025 in Bengaluru.
- ToT is how lab designs reach production lines.
Quotable data pointProducts include the D-29 EW suite, NATSAT terminals and the Sarang ESM system, mostly to Bharat Electronics.
PIB: DRDO: 12 LATOTs at SAMANVAY, 29 Oct 2025
Exam angle
UPSC
Prelims: DRDO ToT.
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LATOTs handed over
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PIB.
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Event
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PIB.
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D-29 is an
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PIB.
Official source: PIB: DRDO: 12 LATOTs at SAMANVAY, 29 Oct 2025
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