AASHVAST: 6 high tech Army labs to to weed out foreign bugs from drones, CCTV cameras
The Indian Army is set to establish six state-of-the-art AASHVAST labs across the country, which will conduct mandatory inspections of all its drones and, in the future, its CCTV cameras. The labs, developed by QuickPay Pvt Ltd for the Directorate General of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (DG EME), will focus on identifying and eliminating firmware-level vulnerabilities that could compromise the drones' performance in contested zones.
AASHVAST, a Firmware Analysis and Validation Suite, will not only physically inspect the drones but also examine the software that operates them. The first lab has been inaugurated in Delhi, with plans to establish at least five more in the coming months. The initiative aims to enhance cyber resilience, promote the domestic defence ecosystem, and address concerns over the use of Chinese components in military drones, particularly along the eastern borders.
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