The Ministry of Defence held a press conference for the fourth edition of the Indian Navy's Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) Seminar - Swavlamban 2025, in New Delhi on 20 Nov 2025, under the chairmanship of VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan. Swavlamban 2025 is scheduled from 25 to 26 Nov 2025 at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi. The event will highlight Indian Navy's innovation and indigenisation efforts, and the contributions of the Indian industry, with a focus on technological advances. The Swavlamban 2025 theme is 'Strength and Power through Innovation and Indigenisation'. This year's seminar will include dedicated exhibit zones highlighting products that have emerged as success stories. Activities include the launch of the ‘Innovathon', release of the Compendium of Technology Challenges and Problem Statements, and unveiling of the Swavlamban 4.0 document and the Armament Indigenisation Compendium. The event aims to bring together innovators, industry partners, academia, MSMEs and Start-ups.
Key Entities Referenced
Swavlamban 2025: Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) Seminar focused on emerging technologies for defense.
Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO): Organization that holds the Swavlamban seminar focusing on innovation in the Navy
Aatmanirbharta: Refers to self-reliance in defense technologies aligned with the Swavlamban 2025 theme.
Ministry of Defence: The ministry under which the Indian Navy and the NIIO operate.
New Delhi: Location of the Curtain Raiser Press Conference and the Swavlamban 2025 Seminar at Manekshaw Centre.
Ministry of Defence
SWAVLAMBAN 2025 – CURTAIN RAISER
PRESS CONFERENCE
Posted On: 20 NOV 2025 5:01PM by PIB Delhi
Curtain Raiser Press Conference for the fourth edition of Indian Navy’s Naval Innovation and
Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) Seminar - Swavlamban 2025, was conducted in New Delhi
on 20 Nov 2025, under the chairmanship of VAdm Sanjay Vatsayan, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.
While highlighting key features of Swavlamban 2025, scheduled from 25 to 26 Nov 2025 at the
Manekshaw Centre, Delhi, VCNS remarked that the event will highlight the Indian Navy’s
innovation and indigenisation efforts, and the contributions of the Indian industry, with a focus on
technological advances that could significantly enhance the nation’s defence capabilities. He shared
that Swavlamban 2025 will focus more on emerging and disruptive technologies to keep pace with
the country’s changing security needs.
VCNS outlined the Navy’s steady strides towards Aatmanirbharta in defence technologies, aligned
with the Swavlamban 2025 theme, ‘Strength and Power through Innovation and
Indigenisation’ which highlights the Navy’s focus on collaborative and cutting-edge solutions for
operational challenges.
This year’s seminar will include dedicated exhibit zones highlighting products that have
emerged as success stories, as well as those realised through the ‘ideation to induction’
cycle. The seminar will also host in-depth brainstorming sessions on policy frameworks and
procedures to accelerate adoption of indigenous technologies. Expert-led panels will provide insights
into emerging technologies, disruptive trends, and their relevance to the maritime domain. In addition,
a dedicated interactive session with venture capitalists would explore avenues for funding, scaling,
and nurturing innovative ideas.
This year’s edition will include a wide range of activities such as launch of the ‘Innovathon’, release
of the Compendium of Technology Challenges and Problem Statements, and unveiling of the
Swavlamban 4.0 document and the Armament Indigenisation Compendium.
The event aims to bring together innovators, industry partners, academia, MSMEs and Start-ups,
enabling them to collaborate, deliberate, and contribute towards shaping future naval capability
development.****
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