Optimized Electrotech, secured a grant of ₹25 crore, the highest grant awarded under any government initiative at DefConnect 4.0 after emerging as the top winner of the ADITI 1.0 iDEX-DIO Challenge.
The company aims to utilize the grant to further develop solutions aligned with India’s defense modernization goals and contribute towards the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India).
The ADITI 1.0 Challenge, launched by the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) under the Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence, is part of the Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) initiative.
The program promotes innovations in critical and strategic defense technologies, particularly to enhance India’s space situational awareness. Optimized Electrotech’s innovative solution was recognized for its scalability, relevance, and alignment with future defense applications.
Speaking on the recognition Sandeep Shah, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Optimized Electrotech said, “It is an honor to be recognized by the Ministry of Defence at DefConnect 4.0. This award is a testament to our team’s dedication to delivering transformative solutions for national security. It marks a significant milestone in our journey towards advancing India’s space situational awareness capabilities.”
Founded in 2017, by Sandeep Shah, Anil Yekkala, Dharin Shah, Kuldeep Saxena, and Purvi Shah, Optimized Electrotech offers innovative and intelligent surveillance solutions for Indian defence needs. Their products work on a wide range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and are equipped with different types of optics to enable several applications such as surveillance for smart cities, satellite-based imaging, border surveillance, Perimeter Surveillance, access control, Aircraft Tracking and Airport Security, and Emergency Operations.
With infusion of AI into surveillance, the company provides indigenously designed and developed surveillance platforms to facilitate governments, defence services, paramilitary forces, mining corporations, civic bodies and large corporations to respond to threats including unauthorised drone attacks swiftly.
