Drones , Swarms And Anti Drone Technologies -- News and Developments

[kharabela]

Central Government has eased the norms for the export of Drones/UAVs meant for civilian end uses from India.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672507901414629377

China's Da Jiang Innovations (DJI) had a 54 percent share of the global commercial drone market as of 2021. cld nt find the recent figure . I Hope india takes certain percentage of the market in next 5/6 yrs . And i dont know why our bureaucracy loves all these red tapes .

 

[kharabela]

Article on USA airforce Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone program, which is part of its much larger and multi-faceted Next Generation Air Dominance modernization initiative.

Future Of Artificial Intelligence Dominated Air Combat Showcased In New Air Force Video

The Air Force details its growing efforts to bring artificial intelligence-driven air combat drones from a laboratory experiment to reality.

www.thedrive.com

Estonia is one of many states looking to gradually make UGVs an important part of their military structure and doctrine as a complement to – or outright replacement of – existing capabilities.

The military robots are coming — at some point

Unmanned ground vehicle technology has been progressing, but familiar obstacles remain.

www.defensenews.com

 

[BMD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1662946860519272450

 

[kharabela]

IIT Kanpur has developed an indigenous version of the Kamikaze drone which can carry a warhead of up to 6 kg for up to 100 km. 2 meters long and has a foldable fixed-wing design. can also be equipped with cameras and infrared sensors. capable of neutralizing enemy targets even in the absence of GPS with the help of AI enabled visual guidance system in the enemy territory. capable of making decisions based on an algorithm. maximum ceiling of 4.5 km.

IIT Kanpur develops AI-enabled 'suicide drones', can destroy targets up to 100 km

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has developed UAVs that can deliver a payload of up to 6 kg for up to 100 km. The indigenously developed drones are also capable of neutralising enemy targets even in the absence of Global Positioning Support (GPS) support.

www.indiatoday.in

 

[kharabela]

Some unorthodox drones

 

[jetray]

Some unorthodox drones

thats a cool idea , it will increase the speed and also provide the flexibility of vertical take off.

 

[kharabela]

IISC announced that the team has successfully developed an indigenous industrial-grade autopilot system for drones. . A step towards the indigenization of avionics systems for drones in India. will help reduce the reliance on microcontrollers in future drone avionics projects.

IISc Develops autopilot system for drones

The reason for India’s slow progress in this sector is due to the non-availability of essential indigenous electronics components like microcontrollers and sensors at a reasonable cost.

www.newindianexpress.com