Indian UAV Procurement Programs : General Discussions
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ONE LAKH Drone Operators , Big Focus on Drones by the Army
This training can be extended to others ASB Like BSF, CRPF, CISF, and may be NCC cadres to have large pool when required. Millennials and GenZs are particularly have better understandings of these things.
On MQ-9B: Delivery of first two RPAs (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) are scheduled to commence wef Q1/2029.
On Drishti: 10 Drishti MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) RPAs are presently under induction into the IN. One RPA has been operationalised and is being flown by IN crew towards consolidation and undertaking ISR missions.
On Drishti: 10 Drishti MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) RPAs are presently under induction into the IN. One RPA has been operationalised and is being flown by IN crew towards consolidation and undertaking ISR missions.
As the Defence Ministry clears a Rs 15,000 crore programme for AS-HAPS, Snehesh Alex Philip, Editor - Defence and Diplomacy at ThePrint, speaks to Dr L Venkatakrishnan, Programme Director of HAPS to know about the key programme.
NAL's HAPS has done over 100 flights at 25K but is awaiting clearances for over 1 year to fly higher.
This kinda delays are unacceptable..
Some body should initiate action to prevent such delays
This delay is understandable. He explains at length why that is the case. It's for civilian aircraft safety.
It is impossible to do in Europe, so Airbus is doing it in Kenya.
Indian Army orders strike UAVs from Hild
Indian firm Hild Defence and Aerospace has received orders from the Indian Army for several of its domestically developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a company...
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Indian firm Hild Defence and Aerospace has received orders from the Indian Army for several of its domestically developed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a company representative said.
The selected units include the company's Atlas mortar-dropped quadcopter UAV and the Talon first-person view (FPV) UAV, the representative told Janes on 22 May, during Def-Tech 2026, a defence exhibition held in Bangalore.
According to the representative, Hild delivered five contracted Atlas UAVs to an army unit deployed in northern India in late 2025.
According to Hild, Atlas development began in early 2025. The UAV can carry between two to four mortar bombs for a combined payload weight of 20 kg. It is designed to operate in high-altitude areas at a ceiling of 1,000 ft above ground level, the representative said.
He added that, with a cruising speed of 12 m/s and an endurance of 55 minutes, the UAV has a line-of-sight (LOS) range of up to 25 km. Janes understands that the company has also participated with Atlas in additional tenders issued by the army for tactical UAVs.
Hild has also won a second contract from the Indian Army to supply approximately 30 Talon kamikaze FPVs, the representative said. Janes understands that the acquisition originated from an army unit subordinate to a command-level formation. The representative said that Talon deliveries to the army are scheduled to begin in June.
According to Hild, the Talon FPV has an operational range of 10 to 20 km depending on the configuration, and is capable of carrying a munitions payload of up to 3 kg.