India, Feb. 25 -- In a strategic step toward strengthening India's capabilities in advanced marine technologies, the Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has signed an agreement with M/s Xalten Systems Pvt. Ltd., India, for the project titled"Development of High-Performance Acoustic Antenna System for Underwater High Data Rate Communication for Video Transmission."

The TDB-supported project addresses a critical technology gap in underwater acoustic communication by developing next-generation hydrophone array sensor systems capable of enabling reliable, high-bandwidth communication-including real-time video transmission-between autonomous underwater platforms. The initiative is b...