DRDO Opens NETRA-2026 Seminar on Electronic Warfare

Key facts

• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) opened the two-day NETRA-2026 national seminar on electronic warfare, digital twin and mission critical system design on August 11, 2026.
• NETRA-2026 brought together more than 200 participants from the armed forces, DRDO, ISRO, defence public sector undertakings, academia and industry.
• The seminar was organised by DRDO in association with the Association of Old Crows India Chapter and industry partners.
• The seminar focuses on electronic warfare, digital twins, artificial intelligence, radar, radio-frequency systems, FPGA design, mission-critical systems and digital engineering.
• A hands-on workshop is scheduled for August 13, 2026.
• DRDO Director General (Electronics and Communication Systems) B K Das inaugurated the event in the presence of Bharat Electronics Limited CMD Manoj Jain and MathWorks' Sunil Motawani.
• B K Das stated that modern warfare is shifting towards asymmetric and saturation attacks, with inexpensive drones and emerging technologies changing the economics of combat.
• Das called for a layered defence architecture combining missiles, radars, electronic warfare systems, directed-energy weapons and drones.
• Digital twins and model-based systems engineering were highlighted as key technologies for developing future defence systems.