<h1>Private sector entry into navigation systems aims for strategic autonomy in PNT and to reduce import dependence for space and defence.</h1> Private sector entry into navigation-system development aims to achieve strategic autonomy in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technologies, reduce import dependence, and lower production costs through indigenous development; program updates note completion of 8,000 tests for the manned Gaganyaan programme, final-stage software and simulation work, planned unmanned precursor flights, the first private PSLV-N1 launch in the financial year, and a BlueBird mission with launch date to be decided.