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The term “affordable mass” entered public defense discourse in 2021 as a munitions concept, which the Air Force adopted in 2023 to describe its effort to field large numbers of lower-cost, semi-autonomous aircraft to complement crewed fight…
Drone401, developed under the Bharat Supply & Support Alliance, represents a significant stride in India’s tactical unmanned aerial systems.It is a reverse-engineered multi-role UAV designed to fulfil diverse operational requirements, ranging from intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to first-person-view situational awareness and precision payload deployment.The platform is
The High Endurance High Endurance Autonomous UnderWater Vehicle, or HEAUV, developed by DRDO’s Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), represents a significant advancement in India’s underwater capabilities.This 6-ton, nearly 10-meter-long platform, with a 1-meter diameter, achieves up to 15 days of endurance at 3 knots (max speed 8 knots) and operates at depths of 300 meters.Designed
The Indian Air Force has launched the third edition of the Mehar Baba Competition, known as MBC-3, with the theme “Collaborative Drone-Based Surveillance Radars.”This initiative is designed to encourage innovation in advanced drone and radar technologies. Registration for the competition will commence on 27 April 2026, and meritorious participants will receive development funding from the Indian
Noida-based Aerosys Aviation has achieved a significant milestone with the delivery of its first Shaurya drone to IIT-Kanpur.This professional-grade platform is equipped with advanced payloads, including LiDAR, multispectral, and thermal imaging systems, making it a versatile tool for precision data collection.The integration of these technologies allows the drone to perform high-precision
Noida-based Maraal Aerospace has achieved a significant milestone with the successful flight test of its Tejasvaan solar-powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. This marks a major step forward in indigenous, long-endurance, eco-sustainable, and intelligence-led surveillance technology.The solar-electric drone is designed to deliver more than 12 hours of flight time, making it suitable for defence,
Bhopal-based Aryavart Technologies has unveiled a compact tactical UAV designated PHANTOM, developed to meet the demands of today’s evolving operational landscape where speed, precision, and rapid response are indispensable.The system is engineered for rapid deployment and high-impact missions in dynamic environments, combining agility with mission-focused performance to deliver actionable
Ahmedabad-based start-up Gridbots Technologies is advancing India’s indigenous robotics capabilities with the development of HUMMING-BIRD, a throwable tactical robot designed to operate in environments where drones cannot.Compact and field-deployable, the system is tailored for high-risk close-quarter battle scenarios, offering soldiers a forward presence in hostile or confined spaces. Once
Bangalore-based Dynamatic Technologies, through its division Dynauton Systems, has entered into a significant Memorandum of Understanding with Germany’s Aerodata AG to jointly develop advanced Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance unmanned aerial surveillance systems.The announcement was made on LinkedIn by both Aerodata and Dynauton, underscoring the strategic importance of the collaboration.The
In late March, the People’s Liberation Army unveiled its Atlas drone swarm
system, a mobile battlefield platform designed to deploy and coordinate large
numbers of drones from a single command point. Mounted on vehicles, the system
is intended to launch up to 96 drones in a coordinated swarm, with control
consolidated under one operator.
Chinese state-linked reporting