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Updates from IARRD’s research programs, outreach activities, and engineering development initiatives.

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OutreachMay 2026
IARRD Conducts Inaugural Masterclass 'Vinveliyil Oru Payanam'

IARRD successfully conducted its first Tamil-based space science masterclass, attracting over 150+ registrations and achieving a 4.8/5 participant rating, marking a key milestone in accessible engineering education.

SatelliteMarch 2026
PrithiviSat Mission Architecture Under Development

Mission planning and subsystem definition activities continue for PrithiviSat, a proposed CubeSat platform supporting environmental monitoring and applied Earth observation workflows.

OrganizationApril 2026
IARRD Expands Multidisciplinary Research Domains

IARRD continues structured development across astronomy, defence, marine, rocketry, and satellite domains as part of its long-term indigenous engineering roadmap.

Latest Updates

Defence
IRAI Q-2 Communication Architecture Research Progress

Simulation work continues on satellite-assisted communication models supporting beyond-line-of-sight UAV connectivity and relay-based architectures.

February 2026
Rocketry
Rocket Propulsion Research Roadmap Initiated

Initial roadmap development has begun for hybrid propulsion experimentation supporting long-term indigenous launch capability research.

January 2026
Marine
Marine Technology Research Direction Announced

Concept exploration continues for marine monitoring and autonomous sensing platforms supporting environmental awareness and maritime observation workflows.

December 2025