In December 2025, the Software Development Institute (SDI) of Indian Air Force (IAF), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), Chennai(Tamil Nadu, TN), to jointly design and develop an indigenous digital communication system for airborne applications(App).
- This collaboration marks a major step towards realising the vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, fostering self-reliance in defence technology and enhancing strategic capabilities of India.
- What? MoU Signed
- Entities Involved: IAF’s SDI and IIT-Madras
- Purpose: To jointly develop indigenous Airborne Communication System
- Priority Areas: Advanced encryption protocols, secure data, resilience against threats, scalability for airborne networks, among others
Key Details of MoU:
Signatories: The MoU was signed by Air Vice Marshal R. Guruhari, Commandant of SDI; Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT-M; and Dr. M.J. Shankar Raman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pravartak Technologies Foundation at IIT-M campus in Chennai.
Partnership: The initiative combines SDI’s defence software expertise with IIT‑Madras’ cutting-edge research capabilities.
Key Focus Area: The project will focus on areas like: advanced encryption protocols, secure transmission of data, resilience against threats, scalability for airborne networks, and integration with existing defence systems.
Significance: SDI in partnership with IIT-M will develop advanced algorithms for networking and encryption, which is critical for secure, reliable, and high-performance data exchange in dynamic airborne systems.
- Such systems are indispensable for contemporary military operations and the execution of network-centric warfare.
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