The Ministry of Defence had organised the inaugural session of ‘Def Connect 2019’.
It is to showcase the accomplishments of the Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) initiative in New Delhi.
iDEX, launched in 2018, is an ecosystem to foster innovation & technology development in Defence and Aerospace by engaging innovators & entrepreneurs to deliver technologically advanced solutions for modernizing Indian Military.
iDEX is funded and managed by “Defence Innovation Organisation” (DIO).
DIO is a not for profit organisation formed under the Companies Act 2013.
It is funded by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).