The Rise of Navneet Singh’s Kepler Aerospace: Building India’s New Space Backbone
Navneet Singh, founder and CEO of Kepler Aerospace, is quietly building India’s new space backbone through small satellites and space-grade components. Founded in the mid-2010s, Kepler focuses on the less visible aspects of modern space missions, such as reliable small satellites, precision parts, and custom electronics. Under Singh’s leadership, Kepler has positioned itself as a critical partner in India’s strategic space ecosystem, focusing on in-house development and investing heavily in materials R&D. The company is working on building an integrated ecosystem, including satellites, ground control infrastructure, and AI-powered analytics platforms, with clients including defense agencies, universities, and startups. Kepler’s quiet evolution has earned it a powerful reputation, enabling India’s space economy to scale, secure, and self-rely.
- Aerospace Engineering
- AI-powered analytics
- Civilian innovation
- Customizable systems
- Defense-grade engineering
- DRDO
- Ground station systems
- Indigenous satellite platforms
- ISRO
- Kepler Aerospace
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Materials R&D
- Materials science
- Modular technology
- National security
- Navneet Singh
- Private space sector
- Proprietary satellite platform
- Radiation-hardened electronics
- Research institutions
- Satellite Components
- Satellite fleet services
- Satellite technology
- Scalable solutions
- Small Satellites
- Space-grade components
- Strategic space ecosystem
- Systems design
- Technical independence
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