Centum Electronics conferred with DRDO’s Defence Technology Absorption Award

06 January 2021: Bengaluru-based Centum Electronics Ltd. was conferred with the prestigious Defence Technology Absorption Award by DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) at a ceremony hosted at the DRDO HQ recently. The award was presented by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Apparao V. Mallavarapu, Chairman & MD, Centum Electronics.

The award was conferred to the Centum in recognition of their outstanding contribution towards the absorption of critical technology in defence space systems and pioneering the development of Space Grade Hardware of onboard Satellite based Electronic Warfare Payload for the Satellite Mission Kautilya.

Centum offers a wide range of manufacturing solutions focused on a High mix, High Complexity products, ranging from Printed Circuit Board assemblies to Complex box builds, LRU’s and full system integration. Centum manufacturing facilities are located at Yelahanka New Town in North Bangalore, with a total of 350,000 sq. ft of production area.

Founded in 1994, Centum is a microelectronics Design and Manufacturing Company with more than 15 years of credible deliveries to Telecom, Industrial, Defense and Space markets. The manufacturing is carried out on the state-of-the-art facilities in Class-10K clean rooms with critical processes done in Class-100 LFTs. Centum has also established a strong global presence with design, engineering & sales offices in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and France.

Commenting on the recognition, CMD, Apparao said, “It was the extraordinary teamwork and support we received from the Scientists and Engineers of DRDO that enabled us to deliver this State-of-the-Art System of National Importance.”