How to develop deep tech startups for national security
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Last Updated: Jul 03, 2021, 09:07 AM IST
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Innovative development and deployment of deep tech can tip the balance of power. Take the area of unmanned aerial surveillance and drones. They provide both defensive and offensive options without significantly raising the political costs of escalating any conflict.
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Pune-based Gurutvaa is also working on design and development of Counter Drone Systems for perimeter security.
The recent drone attack at an Air Force base in Jammu has put the spotlight on where India stands on deep tech and also if the startup space is alive to that question. Truth be told, this space has been witnessing a flurry of activities, signalling the onset of what’s being loosely termed as the ‘second startup revolution’. If the first was led by e-commerce and digital marketplaces, the second is being led by deep tech companies, even in sensitive sectors like defence and spac