Boeing firm, Indian start-up join hands to co-produce autonomous surface vessels
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....oeing firm, Indian start-up join hands to co-produce autonomous surface vessels<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 19-3-2025<BR>PTI<BR>New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) A Boeing company has signed a memorandum of understanding with a leading Indian unmanned systems start-up to co-develop and co-produce autonomous surface vessels, according to an official statement. The agreement between Boeing's Liquid Robotics and S....
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....agar Defence Engineering builds on the joint US-India Roadmap for Defence Industrial Cooperation, it said on Wednesday. "This partnership aims to enhance undersea domain awareness through manufacturing, system interoperability, ocean testing, and the establishment of a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capacity for the Wave Glider ASV platform," the statement said. Liquid Robotics design....
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....s and manufactures the Wave Glider, the most experienced and proven Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV). The MoU supports the initiative aimed at expanding industry partnerships and strengthening production capabilities across the Indo-Pacific region. "The US-India relationship continues to strengthen, and we see immense potential in deepening our collaboration," Salil Gupte, president, Boeing Indi....
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....a and South Asia, was quoted as saying in the statement. "This partnership with Sagar Defence Engineering underscores our commitment to co-developing and co-producing critical systems in India, fully aligning with the collaborative vision of both the US and Indian governments outlined in the US-India Joint Leaders Statement last month," Gupte said. Nikunj Parashar, founder, Sagar Defence Engin....
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....eering, said, "This strategic partnership brings together the best of the US and Indian defence capabilities by co-developing advanced technologies like the Wave Glider, strengthening our aim to contribute towards fostering innovation within India's defence ecosystem." "This collaboration reinforces our shared vision of providing solutions for complex maritime challenges to enhance global mariti....
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....me security," he said. As the "first" such project by a US company in partnership with an Indian start-up, this collaboration marks a "milestone in US-India defence industrial cooperation", with undersea domain awareness as a key focus, the statement said. It reinforces India's potential to be developed as a hub for MRO and sustainment of such platforms, with export potential across the region....
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..... Additionally, advancing autonomous underwater capabilities will accelerate ecosystem growth and drive innovation in next-generation defence technologies, it said. PTI KND KVK KVK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....