Incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Planys designs remotely operated vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles, crawler systems, marine sensors and digital inspection tools. These machines enter submerged spaces, record structural conditions, conduct non-destructive testing and convert the collected information into digital reports that engineers can use for maintenance decisions.
The programme could eventually create an aircraft very different from the Su-30MKI that entered Indian service more than two decades ago. Its enormous airframe, payload capacity, endurance and electrical space provide India with something smaller fighters cannot easily offer: room for powerful sensors, large weapons and continuing technological evolution.
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) have emerged at the centre of the programme. The submarines are planned for construction in India, with extensive transfer of technology and progressively higher indigenous content.
The induction became publicly visible in August 2026, when footage released by the Armenian Ministry of Defence showed Armenian military personnel training with the Indian-origin system. Reports from Armenia identified the locally operated Akash as “Lusan,” meaning Lynx.
According to HoverIt, the Divyastra Mk3 uses an indigenously developed jet engine supplied by DG Propulsion. The company says the platform has been developed without an imported jet engine or foreign critical subsystem.
The demonstration covered key phases of flight, including take-off, cruise and landing. It marks one of the clearest demonstrations yet that hydrogen can be used to power a modern aircraft gas turbine across varying operating conditions.
The ₹563.35-crore contract value includes applicable taxes and duties. NIBE is required to complete deliveries in tranches within 12 months from the release of the advance payment following the signing of the contract.
Kerala-founded Sastra Robotics has developed specialised robotic manipulators to answer this question. Its machines physically interact with electronic devices in the same manner as human users, repeatedly touching screens, pressing buttons, swiping cards, entering PINs, operating switches and connecting or disconnecting power cables.
Once implemented, the fresh investment would take Daimler India Commercial Vehicles’ cumulative investment in the country to more than ₹14,500 crore.
Hyderabad-based Svaya Robotics is attempting to build this new generation of intelligent machines within India. The company develops collaborative robotic arms, dual-arm humanoid systems, industrial-control software and embodied artificial-intelligence capabilities as an integrated robotics platform.
