Defence Minister gives 11 open challenges to startups
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the 'Defence India Startup Challenge' in Bengaluru on Saturday, under which she gave 11 open challenges to startups for the defence sector's technological needs. The challenges include giving ideas and prototypes for see-through armours, development of 4G/LTE-based Local Area Network (LAN), laser weapons, and unmanned surface and underwater vehicles.