VEDA - Defense Satellite Launch Vehicle - DRDO

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ASL (Advanced Systems Laboratory), DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) has been working on a satellite launch vehicle to launch DRDO's defense satellites.

Project name is VEDA (Vehicle for Defence Application).

Details are scarce (expected for DRDO projects). Looks like DRDO wants to have their own dedicated launcher instead of relying on ISRO. It seems this could be launched from a mobile launch platform.

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https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2023/05/drdos-defence-satellite-launch-vehicle.html

Project Veda—or Vehicle for Defence Application—is a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) project to develop a new satellite launch vehicle (SLV) for the Indian armed forces trials for which are likely to begin soon. The SLV, codenamed Veda, will be used to put defence satellites into lower orbit for a variety of purposes—including surveillance, communication and navigation.