Full Form of INDUS–X
- The India – US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem is known as INDUS–X.
About INDUS-X
- The US Department of Defense and Indian Ministry of Defense launched the India – US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem that is known as INDUS-X on 22th June 2023.
- This event is hosted by the U.S. – India Business Council and launched against the backdrop of Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the White House and at a time of historic momentum for the relationship between the United States and India.
- The INDUS-X will strengthen our defense industrial cooperation and unlock new innovations in the manufacturing sector and technology.
- It will create new jobs for both countries and promote global peace, security and prosperity. More than 30 Indian and US start-ups, government leaders, businessman, academic achievers discuss to advance cutting edge technology co-operation between two nation’s defense industrial ecosystems.
- These initiatives complement existing government-to-government collaboration and include joint prize challenges for start-ups, roundtable events, mentor-protégé initiatives between major primes and start-ups, and the formation of a Senior Advisory Group
- This is first of its kind event in innovative technologies by Indian and US start-ups.
- 10 US start-ups and 15 Indian start-ups from multiple domains of maritime, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous systems and space showcase their technologies to Indian and US stakeholders.
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