The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sagar Defence Engineering: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $25.4M raised. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryMaritime
Overview
Sagar Defence Engineering is an Indian defense robotics company developing unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and autonomous maritime systems for naval, coastal defence, and commercial applications. The company partnered with Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, to co-develop and co-produce scaled USV systems for India and allied markets, and inaugurated a USV manufacturing plant in Pune in 2025. The Indian Navy has contracted Sagar Defence for autonomous swarm boats for coastal defence.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
CEO
Co-founder
Stage
Total fundingsee investors →
Key partnership
Customer
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Sagar Defence Engineering has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Liquid Robotics1× joint1 total
Most recent
- with Liquid Roboticsoperating
Sagar Defence Engineering on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Dec 2025. Explore where Sagar Defence Engineering's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Sagar Defence Engineering deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Nikunj Parashar Founderreported, not verified
- Mridul Babbar Co-Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Nikunj Parasharcofounder
- Mridul Babbarcofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Sagar Defence Engineering.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Sagar Defence Engineering1 deployment
Recent coverage
Sagar Defence Engineering in third-party press
Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- L3Harris2 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $25.4M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Sagar Defence Engineering has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Liquid Roboticsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Liquid Robotics1× joint1 total
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2026-03-30
$25M(reported) · $203M post
Investors: IDBI Capital Markets & Securities (follow), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (follow), Skegen (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Sagar Defence Engineering’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-03-30Series B raising $25400000
PartnershipSagar Defence Engineering x Liquid Robotics
2024-09-23Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, and Sagar Defence Engineering teamed for the co-development and co-production of scaled Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) systems, announced by the White House and Indian Prime Ministers Office. Sagar Defence inaugurated a USV manufacturing plant in Pune in December 2025 under this partnership.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedDec 4, 2025
Sagar USV at Pune
Sources (3)
- http://www.sagardefence.com/
- Sagar Defence Engineering Company Profile · https://tracxn.com/d/companies/sagar-defence-engineering/__eXU6EUAmNumH8bR-TqsvjntkJnwZw9VdLam1nAW-MLw · 2026-01-01
- Liquid Robotics and Sagar Defence Engineering teaming announcement · https://www.liquid-robotics.com/about-us/media-kit/press-releases/ · 2024-09-23
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Sagar Defence Engineering.Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- L3Harris2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Sagar Defence Engineering from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Sagar Defence inaugurates plant in Pune to manufacture uncrewed surface vehicles
Sagar Defence Engineering inaugurated a USV manufacturing plant in Pune under its partnership with Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, to co-produce unmanned surface vehicles.
Sagar Defence Engineering raises 25.4M in Series B funding
Sagar Defence Engineering raised 25.4 million in Series B funding, ranking among the top Indian defense robotics companies to watch in 2026.
Sagar Defence joins hands with Liquid Robotics to produce USVs
Sagar Defence Engineering partnered with Liquid Robotics (Boeing subsidiary) to co-produce unmanned surface vessels, inaugurating a new facility in Pune.
Liquid Robotics and Sagar Defence Engineering team for co-development of USV systems
The White House and Indian Prime Ministers Office announced the teaming of Liquid Robotics, a Boeing Company, and Sagar Defence Engineering for co-development and co-production of…
Machine-readable surfaces
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- RSS feed: /companies/sagar-defence-engineering/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/62116fa9-1e9d-4e48-ac0c-c7b88eaf3748
- Revision history: /companies/sagar-defence-engineering/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- L3Harris2 models
Video
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Heat Index
Category contender77/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Sagar Defence Engineering draws attention at the 22nd percentile but verifies reality at the 61st percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap -39.4, 20th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Funded with institutional backing on record. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 3, 2026