iDEX DISC 12 (Re-Open) - IAF
Funds Indian MSMEs, startups and individual innovators up to Rs 1.5 crore to solve an Indian Air Force helicopter landing-system challenge.
iDEX runs the Defence India Startup Challenge (DISC) series to source innovative defence technologies, funding selected solutions with grants rather than procurement contracts. This round re-opens DISC 12 with its single Indian Air Force problem statement, alongside a detailed PDF description of the challenge for applicants to review before the deadline.
This DISC 12 re-launch carries one problem statement from the Indian Air Force: designing and developing a helicopter electronic glide-path-based landing system. It is open to Indian MSMEs, startups and individual innovators able to deliver a working solution to that specific defence problem.
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