DRDO Transfers Submarine Decoy 'Mohini' Technology to Bharat Dynamics

Exam-focused facts from the 24 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) transferred the Submarine Fired Decoy (SFD) 'Mohini' technology to Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL).
The transfer was executed through DRDO's Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL).
DRDO also transferred LM2500 gas turbine fabrication technology to Vertex Engineering Systems Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad.
The 'Mohini' decoy protects submarines by emitting acoustic signals that mimic a submarine's signature to deceive incoming torpedoes.
By March 2026, DRDO had signed over 2,180 technology transfer agreements with 134 companies as development-cum-production partners.