India Eyes Hypersonic Edge in Aerospace Push
Emerging tools such as digital twins, AI-driven optimisation and model-based systems engineering are redefining efficiency and accuracy.
Hyderabad: As warfare technologies evolve, experts say the spotlight is shifting to hypersonic systems. The theme was underscored on Wednesday at the curtain-raiser for the 74th Annual General Body Meeting of the Aeronautical Society of India (AeSI) and the national conference on ‘Changing Scenario in Aerospace: R&D, Manufacturing and Certification’, scheduled for April 17-18 at the Engineering Staff College of India, Gachibowli.
The conference aims to position India as a leading aeronautical manufacturing hub. “Many startups are coming up with innovative ideas for drones, which involve challenging technologies,” said U Raja Babu, director general (Missiles and Strategic Systems), DRDO, and chairman of the AeSI Hyderabad chapter.
Telangana minister D. Sridhar Babu will be chief guest, with NITI Aayog member V.K. Saraswat and CSIR director general N Kalaiselvi as guests of honour. Former DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy and former Isro chairman S. Somanath will also attend.
Organisers N. Sivasubramaniam and Y. Sreenivasa Rao highlighted how advanced aerospace design now integrates aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, materials science and digital engineering. Emerging tools such as digital twins, AI-driven optimisation and model-based systems engineering are redefining efficiency and accuracy.
The conference will explore disruptive technologies, future directions in aeronautics and space systems, and collaboration between academia, research and industry. It will also spotlight modern manufacturing techniques, certification challenges and the role of MSMEs in strengthening supply chains.
