The Ministry of Defence has signed a ₹200 crore contract for anti-drone systems for the Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) with Big Bang Boom Solutions Private Limited (BBBS). This is the largest contract signed by the MoD under the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative, according to the company.
“The focus of the iDEX programme is to foster an ecosystem of innovation and technology development in defence. It is our constant endeavour to engage with young innovators who can bring technologically advanced solutions for modernising the Indian military. This order contracted to Big Bang Boom Solutions is a step in that direction and we are happy to have young companies support the nation’s growth,” Vivek Virmani, CEO of iDex, which comes under the MoD, said.
