Chennai: India’s fastest growing startup in the defence sector, Big Bang Boom Solutions Pvt. Ltd (BBBS) on April 15 (Saturday) inaugurated the Naval Research and Development Centre (NRDC) in Chennai. Set up within their sprawling new BBBs office premises, the NRDC is expected to play a pivotal role in research and development and its operations will auger well for the defence sector in the country.
Admiral Karambir Singh, chairman of National Maritime Foundation and former Chief of Naval Staff inaugurated the NRDC and new premises in the distinguished presence of Rear Admiral Sourirajullu Ramsagar and Commodore (Dr) Arun Pratap Golaya, Shivaraman Ramaswamy, Director & CTO and other senior members of BBBS.
The NRDC is expected to carry out varied projects including Passive Naval Deterrence, Electronic Warfare Systems, AI and Sensor enabled Fire detection and Suppression, High Expansion Foaming Systems, Oil spill containment and other.
Talking about the NRDC and new facility Dr Shivaraman Ramaswamy, Director & CTO of BBBS, said, “ We are honoured to be chosen by the Navy to partner them in Naval Research and Development Centre. We are confident of bringing our experience in defence and research to add value to the Navy. The cutting edge new age facility and infrastructure will also help in strengthening the value BBBS brings to the armed forces in the country.”
Admiral Singh in his address said, “We are facing challenges from China, and China is moving fast on all fronts. In four years, they built the equivalent of one Indian navy. So, that is the speed that they are moving at. The bureaucracy, armed forces, private industries, defence research and development sectors, everybody, has to work together to make products that will be useful for future warfare.”
The government has declared the defence sector as one of the core investment areas under the Atmanirbhar Bharat. BBBS’ contribution to the sector includes, Anti Drone Defence System, See through Armour Concept and a slew of other offerings, which has also led it to be accorded the prestigious SKOCH award previously.
“We are proud to be a part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat with the delivery of our anti drone and situational awareness upgrades to the Indian Air Force and Army. With the launch of the NRDC we hope to focus our energies and develop cutting-edge technologies for use by the Indian Navy, our key strategic partner,” added Dr Shivaraman.
Big Bang Boom Solutions was started in 2018 by Dr Shivaraman Ramaswamy and Praveen Dwarakanath, both serial entrepreneurs with excellent track records. The company managed to win two prestigious iDEX grants from the Defence Innovation Organization, Department of Defence Production; and is on track to deliver cutting-edge technology systems to the Indian Armed Forces. They also have other products which they have developed in-house and were displayed at the Defence Expo, Aero India and iDex at Abu Dhabi. They have been awarded multiple awards by Skoch, and recognized as one of the top 10 defence startups in India. They have been granted incubation facilities with T-Hub in Hyderabad and Forge in Coimbatore.
