India’s aerospace sector is growing quickly, with the market projected to reach $70 billion by 2030 and grow over 7% annually through 2034. As per the recently-released 15-year Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap, the IAF is set to acquire stealth unmanned aerial combat vehicles, remotely piloted aircrafts, and high-altitude pseudo-satellites, among others. This development closely… Continue reading Meet the next-gen materials driving innovation in aerospace
With 10 armour ceramics qualifications from leading certification agencies, CUMI is enabling defence OEMs to design and innovate at speed for our soldiers. In the relentless pursuit of defence modernisation, India is set to spend $543.1 billion in the next few years to sharpen its military edge and mitigate the risk of cross-border threats. This… Continue reading Survival by design: How qualified materials protect India’s soldiers
When soldiers operate in high-intensity combat zones, providing the best possible resources to ensure their safety and comfort is a priority. Personal armour that protects soldiers against a variety of arms and ammunition while allowing them agility is an important part of this. Ballistic threats to soldiers in conflict zones have become more precise and… Continue reading Frontline defence: Modernising body armour where it matters
Efficient protection for man, machine and terrain has emerged as the most urgent priority in the current geopolitical dynamic. With conflict tactics assuming newer, more complex dimensions, defending people and assets with minimum collateral damage has become the greatest focus of advanced military technologies. With India’s ambition to build a robust indigenous defence ecosystem, the… Continue reading CUMI Whitepaper: Redefining Protection in an Evolving Threat Landscape
The team from CUMI with Dr. S. Christopher, former Chairman of DRDO and CUMI’s Defence Advisor at Aero India 2025. The power of indigenous engineering was proudly on display at Aero India this year. Being fully backward integrated and pursuing R&D in advanced materials at our state-of-the-art facilities, CUMI has been able to pioneer innovations… Continue reading Making Materials Matter At Aero India 2025
Light weighting has emerged as the No.1 priority in defence and aerospace for applications across the board – from lighter aero structures to comfortable bulletproof vests. Materials science has helped address this challenge. Advanced materials such as ceramic- and graphene-based nano-composites are not only leading for being high-performance but also uncompromising when it comes to… Continue reading Materials Science helping soldiers tread lightly and aerial vehicles safely lift off
India has included a steadily expanding number of defence platforms, components and sub-systems as part of the Positive Indigenisation Lists. While the larger goal is to address self-sufficiency and greater export potential in this area, a big plus is also that indigenously developed platforms require home-grown innovations to function at their full potential. Take the… Continue reading Heralding the Future of Vehicle Armour with Advanced Ceramics
Dr. Santanu Mandal, Head of R&D, Industrial Ceramics Division, CUMI, Subbu Venkatachalam, Head of Marketing, CUMI, and Ramasundaram R, Head of Sales and Marketing, Industrial Ceramics Division, CUMI during the award of the Transfer of Technology (ToT) from DMRL
