Aadyah Aerospace: India Self-Reliance in Space & Defense Engineering
Aadyah Aerospace, founded by Shaju Stephen in 2016, is a leading player in India’s aerospace and defense engineering sector. The company specializes in high-reliability satellite components, unmanned aerial systems, and advanced launch-support hardware. Under Stephen’s leadership, Aadyah Aerospace is shaping India’s space ecosystem with innovation and precision engineering. The company has expanded into satellite subsystems, designing lightweight bus structures and deployers to reduce launch costs. Aadyah Aerospace has forged partnerships with public and private sector players to advance indigenous satellite technologies. Under Stephen’s leadership, the company is scaling up to tackle larger projects and accelerating innovation across India’s aerospace ecosystem.
- Aadyah Aerospace
- Aerospace
- Aerospace Ecosystem
- Atmanirbhar Bharat
- Avionics
- Company Formation
- Deep-Space Mission Hardware
- Defense Engineering
- DRDO
- Engineering
- Engineering Innovation
- Future Outlook
- Global Partnerships
- Hardware
- Hyderabad
- Indian Defense Labs
- Indigenous Components
- Innovation
- ISRO
- Key Milestones
- Launch-Support
- Lightweight Satellite Bus
- Make in India.
- Modular Payload Components
- R&D Focus
- Satellite Components
- Self-Reliance
- Shaju Stephen
- Strategic Technologies
- Tactical Surveillance
- Telemetry Systems
- Unmanned Aerial Systems
S. Ravichandran: The Force Behind Agnikul Cosmos
Srinath Ravichandran, an aerospace engineer, co-founded Agnikul Cosmos in 2017 to address the global need for flexible, affordable, and on-demand access to space. The company focuses on modular, customizable launch vehicles designed for small satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO). The flagship rocket, Agnibaan, is a two-stage vehicle capable of carrying up to 100 kg to LEO. Agnikul’s engines are manufactured quickly using additive manufacturing (3D printing), reducing time-to-launch and mission costs. The company has achieved milestones such as raising ₹23.4 crore in pre-Series A funding, successfully testing Agnilet, and raising $11 million in Series A funding. Agnikul Cosmos is also the first private company to sign a framework agreement with ISRO and IN-SPACe for access to launchpads, testing facilities, and technical guidance.
- 3D Printing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aerospace Engineer
- Aerospace Startup
- Agnibaan
- Agnikul Cosmos
- Agnilet
- Co-Founder
- Fully Integrated Rocket Engine
- IIT Madras
- IN-SPACe
- ISRO
- Launchpads
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Make in India.
- Mission Control Center
- Modular Launch Vehicles
- Orbital Flexibility
- Private Launchpad
- Small Satellites
- Space Passion
- Srinath Ravichandran
- Technology Miniaturization
- Testing Facilities
- Wall Street