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...
UNMANNED SYSTEMS: UAV News
T-Works Autonomous Hybrid UAV
T-Works, the Telangana government’s premier prototyping centre, has now successfully built and tested an autonomous hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle that can...
Civil Aviation Ministry Issues Drones Traffic Framework
The Civil Aviation Ministry notified a traffic management policy framework for drones., i.e. National Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) policy framework, on...
Drones Manufacturing Set to Grow
Production Linked Incentive Scheme
The Central Government approved the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components on 15 September 2021. The PLI scheme...
Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (Part 2)
C-UAS Race Requires Collusive Support
Undoubtedly, countries are investing large sums for R&D and procurement of the unmanned combat aerial systems (UCAS). The US Air...
Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (Part 1)
Rapid Developments Changing C-UAS Scenario
That the world is riding into a 'Geo-political flux' is hardly an intelligent statement to be making these days. Power-play...
NAVY MODERNISATION – Sea Guardian UAVs Leased by the Navy
The Indian Navy has inducted two MQ-9B Sea Guardian unarmed drones procured from the U.S. on lease for one year. All planning, execution and...
DEFENCE RESEARCH: Rustom-2 UAV Programme Rivatalised
Overcoming the initial programme setbacks, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), on 9 October, flight tested the Rustom-2 medium altitude long endurance (MALE)...