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Topic: drone technology

It doesn’t end here. India must prepare for mightier neighbours

India must focus on creating an ecosystem that dominates the technologies of future wars. Public-private partnerships are a key way to achieve this.

Trump is offering India stale weapons. Not in sync with Aatmanirbharta

On the face of it, the joint statement on defence ticks all the right boxes. However, the two-decade-long India-US defence cooperation has promised much and delivered too little.

Army Air Defence looks to procure surveillance systems for smallest drones, ‘smart ammunition’

New Delhi: The Army Air Defence (AAD) is eyeing a massive upgrade to bolster its counter-unmanned aerial system (UAS) capabilities. The combat support arm is...

Drishti 10 Starliner drone crashes off Porbandar during Naval pre-acceptance trial by vendor

Known as Hermes 900, the drone is being assembled by Adani Defence and Aerospace which has a tie-up with Israel's Elbit. There would be no losses for Navy as it hadn't been inducted.

‘Too many work sites, lack of trained staff’ — why drone monitoring of MGNREGS work remains limited

Use of drones is among initiatives taken by Centre to push for using tech to bring in transparency & accountability in MGNREGS work. However, only 11 states have been using drones for this.

China announces export controls on drone-related equipment amid tensions with US over tech

China's Commerce Ministry said restrictions on equipment including some drone engines, lasers, communication equipment, and anti-drone systems would take effect from 1 September.

Army gets its first set of offensive swarm drone system, IAF next

This delivery for the Army may possibly be the world’s first operational high density swarming Unmanned Aerial System induction for military applications.

BSF develops tear gas shell-dropping drone system for security forces

A clip shared by the force shows at least 6 tear smoke shells placed tightly in a metal cage fixed under a hexacopter drone. The drone system drops the tear shells from the air.

Engineer from Ranchi built drones for IS, revolutionised terror tech. Now he’s in Turkish jail

Mystery surrounds Arshiyan Haider, an AMU-educated engineer, who helped upgrade IS drones and missiles. ThePrint follows his trail from India to Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

‘Phoenix Ghost’ — mystery suicide drone US ‘rapidly developed’ to send to Ukraine

Developed by the US Air Force, the Phoenix Ghost drone is a UAV that uses the kamikaze technique to destroy its target.

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Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.