Sridhar Babu urges defence, R&D labs to partner with Telangana on aerospace
Telangana Minister for IT and Industries D. Sridhar Babu along with Chairman, AeSI- Hyd, U Raja Babu (left); President AeSI, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy, Member NITI Aayog, Dr. V K Saraswat, DG CSIR & Secretary DSIR, Dr. N. Kalaiselvi, former ISRO chairman S. Somanath and Chairman, Organising Committee, Dr. N. Sivasubramaniam launching a brochure during 74th AGM of the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) and National Conference on “Changing Scenario in Aerospace: R&D, Manufacturing and Certification” at Engineering Staff College of India (ESCI), Gachibowli, Hyderabad on Friday.
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Minister for IT and Industries D. Sridhar Babu on Friday urged the defence industry, research laboratories and scientists to collaborate with the Telangana government to build a strong aerospace ecosystem in the capital region.
Addressing the Indian Aeronautical Society’s national conference on “Changing Scenario in Aerospace: R&D, Manufacturing and Certification”, hosted by its local chapter at the Engineering Staff College of India in Hyderabad, he said Telangana and Hyderabad possessed the required infrastructure, a strong talent pool and dedicated aerospace clusters. More than 1,500 firms based in the State contribute to global aerospace supply chains, he noted.
Published – April 17, 2026 09:28 pm IST
