Mission DefSpace: India Launches Defence Space Challenges
In October 2022, the Indian Prime Minister introduced Mission DefSpace, which included 75 Defense Space Challenges pertinent to end users. These issues have been separated into the iDEX, Make-I, and Make-2 DDP programmes. Startups, MSMEs, and lone inventors in the private sector are all eligible to apply. The difficulties give a thorough picture of the space business and are divided into five categories: launch system, satellite system, communication & payload system, ground system, and software system.
The Indian government has recently implemented a number of legislative efforts to support domestic design, development, and production of defence equipment, encouraging the nation to be self-sufficient in both defence manufacturing and technology.
Mission DefSpace
Among these strategies is giving domestic capital item purchases priority under the Defense Acquisition Procedure (DAP)-2020;
Announcing the industry-led design and development of 18 significant defence platforms in March 2022;
The publication of four “Positive Indigenization Lists” totaling 411 items for services and three “Positive Indigenization Lists” totaling 3738 items for Defense Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs), for which imports will be prohibited after the deadlines specified;
Increasing the validity of industrial licences while streamlining the process;
Easing restrictions on FDI and allowing 74% of FDI to go through the automated method;
The establishment of the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) programme, which involves start-ups and Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs); the simplification of the Make Procedure;
The 2017 Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order is being put into effect;
Introducing SRIJAN, an indigenization platform, to assist Indian industry, notably MSMEs, in indigenization;
Modifying the offset strategy with a focus on attracting investment and transferring technology for defence production by assigning larger multipliers;
The creation of two Defence Industrial Corridors, one in Tamil Nadu and one in Uttar Pradesh;
Releasing 25% of the funding for defence research and development (R&D) to business, startups, and academia;
Five Lessons from the Story
With 75 Defense Space Challenges that are pertinent to end users, Mission DefSpace was started in India.
Startups, MSMEs, and lone inventors in the private sector are all eligible to apply.
Launch system, satellite system, communication & payload system, ground system, and software system are the five groups into which the problems are broken down.
To promote domestic design, development, and production of defence equipment, the Indian government has implemented a number of policy initiatives.
Prioritizing local procurement, streamlining industrial licencing, liberalising FDI policy, and enacting different reforms are a few of these attempts.
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