Navy Vice Chief Vice Admiral SN Ghormade reviewed the progress and witnessed flight trials of ‘Varuna’ – a personal air mobility vehicle capable of being launched and recovered from moving ships, said the Navy on Thursday.
The vehicle is planned to be used for inter-ship transfer of stores and personnel. Varuna has been made by M/s Sagar Defence Engineering and the Naval Innovation & Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO). NIIO is working closely with the firm for variants of the vehicle for inter-ship transfer of stores and personnel.
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Autonomous launch and QR code-based recovery on moving platforms at sea has already been previously demonstrated. Ghormade also saw the autonomous boats and prototype of Autonomous Modular Inflatable Target (AMIT) for which a patent application has been filed by the Indian Navy.
These projects are a result of close collaboration between the private sector, academia, R&D Establishment (Engrs)/DRDO, and NIIO. M/s Sagar Defence Engineering is one of the deep tech start-ups identified by NIIO for handholding by being designated as the ‘Industry Innovation Partner’.
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VAdm SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of Naval Staff VCNS reviewed the progress & witnessed flight trials of ‘Varuna’ – a personal air mobility vehicle capable of being launched & recovered from moving ships. pic.twitter.com/uqTbShiz1a
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