The firm, which aims to double sourcing from India, is looking at partnerships with institutions such as the IITs
Among the businesses that need consolidation are retail and defence
Research and markets estimated in May that the global opportunity for small and mini satellites would grow nearly one and half times to $5.32 billion by 2021
It earlier took 19 months to build a Tejas, now it takes 11 months, says HAL chief.
'We are looking at a joint venture between ISRO and a few companies to assemble the PSLV and launch it from Sriharikota.' 'In a month or two, the vehicle assembly building will be ready.' 'After that, we could see 13, 14 launches a year.'
The nomination of cluster heads for defence, infrastructure and finance business is awaited.