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Indian navy signs contract for autonomous armed boat swarms under SPRINT scheme. The contract was signed with Sagar defence Engineering pvt Ltd. This is the 50th contract signed under SPRINT scheme by Indian navy.

SPRINT stands for- Supporting Pole-Vaulting in R&D through Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) and Technology Development Acceleration Cell (TDAC).
It was launched by PM Narendra Modi on July 18th, 2022 during Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar.
It is a collaborative project between NIIO and Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO).
It is an initiative to promote development of niche defence technologies by domestic companies.
It aims to develop 75 new indigenous technologies by the industries for the Indian Navy.
The 75 new technologies will be inducted by August 15, 2023 as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

It will be giving a boost to the usage of indigenous technology in Indian Navy.
It will promote Innovation & indigenisation, which is central to achieve ‘Aatmanirbharta’ in defence and overall goal of safety, security & prosperity of the Nation.
Shift from ‘whole of the government’ approach for a self-reliant India to ‘whole of the Nation’ approach.
Under this programme government and navy will provide handholding support to domestic entrepreneurs and promote indigenous technologies in collaboration with defence establishment, academicians and private startups.

It will be helpful to navy in conducting-

SPRINT scheme will help Indian Navy in its transformational journey from buyer to builder and improve its readiness to deal with every situation.Navy also expediting process and trying to sign 100th contract by January end.