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GRSE, Centum Sign MoU to Develop Advanced Naval Navigation Systems

The tie-up supports India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat drive by localizing high-technology capabilities for naval use.

Overview

  • GRSE and Bengaluru-based Centum Electronics executed the agreement in Kolkata on October 8, 2025, creating a formal framework to co-develop next-generation systems for Indian Navy platforms.
  • Planned work includes joint research and development, production of components and sub-assemblies, and shipboard installation, integration, setting to work, and trials.
  • The collaboration also covers modernization, with services to upgrade existing navigation suites on in-service vessels.
  • GRSE describes the initiative as building indigenous design and manufacturing capacity in line with the government’s self-reliance policy.
  • Operational momentum provides a testbed, with 13 warships under construction and the second ASW shallow-water craft recently delivered, while GRSE’s shares have climbed 71% in six months and 13.4% over the past month.