{"id":129761,"date":"2026-10-20T14:05:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T08:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=129761"},"modified":"2026-10-20T14:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T08:35:56","slug":"swavlamban-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/swavlamban-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Swavlamban 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Swavlamban 2026 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Navy\u2019s fifth Swavlamban seminar will build on a growing national effort to connect technological talent with the requirements of the maritime domain. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Swavlamban 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>fifth edition <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>Indian Navy\u2019s flagship Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Venue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Manekshaw Centre in <\/span><b>New Delhi\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fifth edition will focus on <\/span><b>converting indigenous technological innovations into operational capabilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the Indian Navy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It aims to strengthen <\/span><b>collaboration between<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>armed forces and India&#8217;s domestic innovation ecosystem <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as the maritime security environment evolves.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two-day event will bring together<\/span><b> innovators, industry partners, startups,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> micro, small, and medium enterprises (<\/span><b>MSMEs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), <\/span><b>academic institutions, investors,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>representatives of the Defence Forces.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exhibition will <\/span><b>showcase indigenous technologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across several areas, including maritime surveillance, counter-unmanned aircraft systems (counter-UAS), artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, nuclear, biological, chemical, and damage control (NBCD), and systems designed to improve safety and operational efficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme will also include <\/span><b>discussions on defence innovation, self-reliance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>funding opportunities,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the commercialisation of technologies developed by Indian enterprises.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The seminar has also been <\/span><b>supported by the Government of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Ministry of Defence,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the<\/span><b> Defence Innovation Organisation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participation has grown sharply since the first edition, reaching nearly 3,000 last year, with over 100 stalls expected this year. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/raksha-anirveda.com\/swavlamban-2026-from-innovation-to-naval-capability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>RA<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swavlamban 2026 is the fifth edition of the Indian Navy\u2019s flagship Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar. 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