On September 23, 2025, Base Repair Depot, Palam organized the Nodal Technology Centre (NTC) Symposium-2025 in New Delhi, with the theme 'Indigenisation through Reverse Engineering Adopting Black Box Concept'. The event, part of Maintenance Command's self-reliance initiative, was graced by Air Commodore Harsh Bahl, Air Officer Commanding, Base Repair Depot, Palam, as the chief guest, along with Air Commodore L Shriram, Air Commodore (Radar), Air HQ, and other participants from academia and industry, including academics from IIT Delhi, IIT Mandi, and NSUT. The 'NTC Compendium– 2025', documenting the Depot's indigenisation efforts, was released. The symposium included an exhibition for industrial partners to showcase their technological capabilities. The Ministry of Defence posted it on September 26, 2025, at 4:10 PM via PIB Delhi. Release ID: 2171730.
Key Entities Referenced
Nodal Technology Centre (NTC) Symposium-2025: Symposium organised to promote indigenisation through reverse engineering.
Ministry of Defence: The government body overseeing the organisation of the event.
Base Repair Depot, Palam: The location and organizer of the Nodal Technology Centre (NTC) Symposium-2025.
Indian Air Force: Committed towards self-reliance in critical technologies.
‘Atmanirbharta': National mission for self-reliance in critical technologies.
Ministry of Defence
NODAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE SYMPOSIUM –
2025
HELD AT BASE REPAIR DEPOT, PALAM
Posted On: 26 SEP 2025 4:10PM by PIB Delhi
Base Repair Depot, Palam organised the Nodal Technology Centre (NTC) Symposium-2025 with the theme
of ‘Indigenisation through Reverse Engineering Adopting Black Box Concept’ on 23 September 2025 at
New Delhi. The event was organised as part of Maintenance Command’s initiative towards self-reliance and
excellence in technological advancements. Air Commodore Harsh Bahl, Air Officer Commanding, Base
Repair Depot, Palam was the chief guest of the event. Air Commodore L Shriram, Air Commodore (Radar),
Air HQ along with distinguished participants from the academia and industry, graced the occasion. Eminent
academicians from IIT Delhi, IIT Mandi and NSUT along with industrial representatives delivered deep
insights on the technologies that can be indigenised in the nations march towards ‘Atmanirbharta’. The
‘NTC Compendium– 2025’, documenting milestones of the Depot’s indigenisation efforts was released by
the Chief Guest in the presence of the Guest of Honour.
An exhibition was also organised as part of the symposium, providing a platform for industrial partners
to showcase their technological capabilities and to engage with users for identifying future indigenisation
requirements. The symposium served to reinforce the Indian Air Force’s commitment towards self-reliance in
critical technologies through synergy with academia and industry thereby contributing to national defence
preparedness.
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IN/PC/CV(Release ID: 2171730)