What is Swavlamban 2026?
The Indian Navy’s fifth Swavlamban seminar will build on a growing national effort to connect technological talent with the requirements of the maritime domain.
- Swavlamban 2026 is the fifth edition of the Indian Navy’s flagship Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Seminar.
- Venue: Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi
- The fifth edition will focus on converting indigenous technological innovations into operational capabilities for the Indian Navy.
- It aims to strengthen collaboration between the armed forces and India’s domestic innovation ecosystem as the maritime security environment evolves.
- The two-day event will bring together innovators, industry partners, startups, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), academic institutions, investors, and representatives of the Defence Forces.
- The exhibition will showcase indigenous technologies 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.
- The programme will also include discussions on defence innovation, self-reliance, funding opportunities and the commercialisation of technologies developed by Indian enterprises.
- The seminar has also been supported by the Government of India, the Ministry of Defence, the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers, and the Defence Innovation Organisation.
