Indian Army Showcases Soldier-Led Innovations at Inno-Yoddha 2025

The Indian Army conducted its annual Idea and Innovation Competition and Seminar, Inno-Yoddha 2025, at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi in the presence of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, Lieutenant General Pushpendra Pal Singh. The platform reflects the Army’s commitment to nurturing in-house innovation that strengthens operational effectiveness, logistics and training.

Flagship Platform for Soldier-Driven Innovation

Inno-Yoddha encourages soldiers—those closest to field challenges—to design practical, technology-driven solutions. Operating across extreme climates, demanding terrain and evolving threats, the Army leverages the creativity and professional insight of its personnel to address capability gaps. The initiative reinforces a culture of problem-solving rooted in ground realities.

Notable Outcomes from the Innovation Ecosystem

Over the past five years, the Army has selected 117 ideas, with 47 already productised and nine prototypes under evaluation. Thirty Intellectual Property Rights have been filed. Five innovations have been transferred to industry, including two awarded ToT on 5 December 2025: Exploder, Agniastra, Vidyut Rakshak, Baaz Attack Dronee and a Multi-purpose Octacopter.

Highlights of the 2025–26 Edition

The latest edition, organised between November and December 2025, received a record 89 submissions from various arms and services. After rigorous screening, 32 innovations were chosen for further development and were felicitated by the VCOAS. These selected innovations will now undergo refinement and ruggedisation, with scope for IPR filing and future industrial production, supporting Atmanirbhar Bharat.

Exam Oriented Facts

• Inno-Yoddha is the Indian Army’s flagship innovation competition.
• The 2025–26 cycle saw 89 submissions and 32 selected innovations.
• 117 ideas selected and 47 productised in the past five years.
• Five innovations have received Transfer of Technology to industry.

Strengthening Future-Ready Defence Capabilities

Lieutenant General Pushpendra Pal Singh commended innovators for translating battlefield insight into impactful solutions. The platform reinforces modernisation and self-reliance by ensuring that soldier-led technologies remain central to the Army’s transformation. The event underscored the organisation’s resolve to remain technologically empowered, operationally decisive and firmly oriented towards future challenges.