ideaForge raises $20 mn from Florintree, Infosys
Drone manufacturer ideaForge has closed its Series B funding round of $20 million led by Florintree, a company led by Mathew Cyriac, the former...
DRDO issues RFI for drones to test DEW
DRDO's Centre for High Energy Systems and Sciences (CHESS) issued an RFI, in April, for the operation and field maintenance & repair for a...
Lohia Aerospace to make aerostructures for Drones
Kanpur-based Lohia Aerospace Systems has emerged as India’s first manufacturer of aerostructures - including wings and fuselage - for loitering munitions, which are in...
HAL to start production of first Rustom-II Drones
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is slated to start the production of the first five Rustom-II TAPAS Drones. The flight control systems, avionics and data-linked...
Hawking Defence ties up with Australian UAV Technologies
Defence tech startup Hawking Defence Services, on 19 April, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Australian UAV Technologies, an unmanned...
Ghatak UCAV Stealth Drone Tested
In June 2021, India initiated the groud trials of stealth UCAV SWiFT drone. In October, a subscale demonstrator for India’s secretive Ghatak stealth drone...
BSF to Get Counter-Drone Devices
Border Security Force (BSF) will soon be procuring handheld ‘Anti Drone Guns’ to prevent Pakistani drones from entering Indian territory. A draft Qualitative Requirement...
Import of Drones Prohibited
India, on 9 February, barred import of foreign drones with immediate effect in an effort to encourage domestic manufacturing of drones. Import policy of...
Lohia Group Enters ‘Kamikaze’ and Loiter Munition Market
As ‘kamikaze’ and armed drones become the new buzzwords after the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict showed their deadly potency, an Indian firm based in Kanpur has...
Army Orders SWITCH Drones for LAC Surveillance
Enthused by the performance of indigenous high-altitude tactical drones procured last year to keep an eye on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in...