GS3 · Defence

DRDO hands 12 technology licences to industry at SAMANVAY

Battle IAS current affairs title card: DRDO hands 12 technology licences to industry at SAMANVAY (GS3 · Defence, 29 October 2025)
Asked by UPSCPrelims 20261 PYQ

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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

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-10-29): DRDO gave 12 Licensing Agreements for Transfer of Technology for eight products at SAMANVAY 2025 in Bengaluru.
  2. ToT is how lab designs reach production lines.
Quotable data point

Products 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.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

LATOTs handed over

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Event

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

D-29 is an

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: DRDO: 12 LATOTs at SAMANVAY, 29 Oct 2025

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