The procurement of high-technology legacy weapon systems must be reviewed. In the era of drones, what use does a $100 million Apache attack helicopter have?
In the test flight, carried out in the last week of June, Kalam Labs launched the highest UAV flight (with a wingspan of under two metres) to ever be carried out in India.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd carried out an engine ground run of a full-scale demonstrator in January. A prototype of CATS is on display at the ongoing Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru.
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.
These innovations on display as part of Inno Yodha competition are spread across various domains such as unmanned systems, capability enhancement, and operational logistics
On Monday, India signed a contract for procurement of 31 MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft with US & American firm General Atomics after nearly decade of negotiations full of twists & turns.
ICMR researchers discuss sputum transportation by unmanned aerial vehicles in a paper published in the journal 'Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene'.
Drones have aided the implementation of the Covid lockdown and other pandemic awareness measures, while also helping with search efforts in Uttarakhand floods last month.
The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.
RBI data shows 26 states and Union Territories couldn’t regain pre-pandemic foreign tourist footfalls in 2024, but domestic tourism surged 27 percent compared to 2019.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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