India, June 9 -- Avantel Limited has received a contract worth Rs 9.94 crore from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), under the Ministry of Defence, for the development and testing of satellite terminals for GSAT32/N3.

The contract value includes applicable taxes, and the project is scheduled for completion by December 2028.

The satellite terminals are intended to support secure satellite-based communication systems used in defence and strategic operations. Such terminals are considered essential for enabling reliable connectivity and maintaining operational communication networks in mission-critical environments.

DRDO, India's principal defence research agency, oversees the development of indigenous defence techn...