To promote research and innovations in defence and security domains including maritime.
To collaborate with government, industry, academia and university for innovations, research and development in the defence and security sector on emerging green and future technologies.
Women enpowerment and to practise gender inclusive and equality.
To establish a partnership with academia, MSME clusters, incubators, startups, MSME firms for research and development of Industry 4.0 technologies for defence weapons and systems.
Provide special focus on aerospace and maritime sector and emerge as the leading knowledge partner in India and abroad.
Collaborate with national and international R&D organisations, production houses and businesses organisations to support indigenous development of military technologies.
Ocean sustainability through conservation and by identifying renewable, regenerative and restorative building blocks.
Facilitate ‘Strategic Business Units and Green Field Projects’ in collaboration for the development of defence and security ecosystem for future requirements.
Support academia, incubators, startups, MSME in developing defence and security-related technologies.
Facilitate academia to set up defence related courses and programs and support them with suitable faculty to teach defence related subjects.
Explore the overseas market for indigenously manufactured defence and security equipment and systems.
To obtain financial support from Government agencies, PSUs and domestic business houses for activities associated with the defence and security sector in the country.
To obtain royalty from domestic collaborators/ partners and using it judiciously for the functioning of the DRaS innovations trust.
To support and run ‘Defence Research and Studies think tank’ platform and other ventures in a professional manner.
To seek the right placements for veterans in the corporate world, industry and academia.
To promote STEM-based education across academia in emerging technologies.