Drone: Meet military needs or tap the commercial market? The Indian drone manufacturers must do both.

17 Nov Drone: Meet military needs or tap the commercial market? The Indian drone manufacturers must do both.

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An army officer stands next to a drone ambulance manufactured by Raphe mPhir to evacuate injured army personnel where helicopters cannot reach in New Delhi on May 27, 2022.

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Demand for drones for use in India’s defence and private sector is rising. But is the Indian drone industry up for it? Not yet. But there’s a lot that is happening policy-wise and the government is focused on encouraging drone manufacturing in India. Aside from all this, how will challenges like technology transfer and private investment be tackled?

On June 27, 2021, two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones in common parlance, were used for the first time by terrorists to carry out an attack on an Indian Air Force station in Jammu.The very occurrence of such an incident was seen as a significant and developing threat to national security. But did no one think of the possibility that such a drone attack could take place?The simple answer is no.Security agencies were already aware that

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