Bharat Aerospace & Defense 2026
Award Categories
Indigenous Defence Platform of the Year
Recognising a domestically designed and developed aircraft, naval, land, or unmanned defence platform with proven strategic relevance.
Defence Manufacturing & Industrial Excellence Award
For excellence in defence manufacturing, precision engineering, indigenisation, and production scalability.
Aerospace Systems & Subsystems Innovation Award
Honouring innovation in avionics, propulsion, structures, materials, electronics, and mission-critical subsystems.
Unmanned & Autonomous Systems Award
Recognising outstanding achievements in UAVs, UGVs, USVs, autonomous platforms, swarms, and AI-enabled mission systems.
Defence Electronics, Sensors & EW Excellence Award
For excellence in radars, EO/IR, electronic warfare, communications, navigation, and sensor fusion technologies.
Women Leadership in Aerospace & Defence Award
Recognising exceptional leadership, innovation, or technical contribution by women professionals driving impact across the aerospace and defence ecosystem.
Defence Startup of the Year Award
Celebrating a startup that has demonstrated strong innovation, execution capability, and relevance to defence or aerospace requirements.
Defence Incubator / Centre of Excellence Award
Honouring incubators, accelerators, or Centres of Excellence enabling defence startups through technology, mentorship, testing, and market access.
Strategic Systems Integration & Mission Delivery Award
Recognising organisations delivering complex, multi-domain defence solutions through end-to-end system integration and deployment.
Future Technologies in Aerospace & Defence Award
For pioneering work in next-generation technologies such as AI/ML, hypersonics, directed energy, advanced materials, space-enabled defence, and quantum technologies.