In June 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Indian Ministry of Defense (MoD) launched the India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X), guided by a bilateral collaboration agenda. INDUS-X advances the commitment by the U.S. and Indian national security advisors to build a defense innovation bridge between the two countries under the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET). INDUS-X serves as an innovation bridge, fostering partnerships among defense companies of all sizes from the U.S. and India, alongside incubators, accelerators, investors, and universities, backed by the support of both the U.S. and Indian governments.
