The Technology Development Board (TDB) under the Department of Science and Technology signed an agreement with Bengaluru-based Astrome Technologies Pvt. Ltd to provide Rs 64.05 crore (50% of the Rs 128.11 crore total cost) under its RDI Fund. The project develops an indigenous AI-powered Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) 50-kg microsatellite constellation advancing from TRL-4 to TRL-9.
Key Facts
Technology Development Board (TDB,: under DST) signed a funding pact with Bengaluru-based Astrome Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
TDB will provide Rs: 64.05 crore (around 50% of the Rs 128.11 crore total project cost) as Optionally Convertible Debt (OCD) under the RDI Fund.
The project builds an: indigenous Artificial Intelligence-based Electronic Intelligence (AI-ELINT) 50-kg microsatellite constellation, scaling from TRL-4 to TRL-9.
GK Context
TDB is a statutory: body constituted on 1 September 1996 under the Technology Development Board Act, 1995 to commercialise domestic technologies.
Static GK
ELINT (Electronic Intelligence): Gathering intelligence by intercepting and analysing non-communications electronic signals such as radars.
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Analyze the strategic imperative of indigenous electronic intelligence (ELINT) satellite constellations for India's border surveillance and national security.
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