IAF seeks indigenous drone swarm radar system to boost surveillance in contested zonesThe Indian Air Force is seeking domestic industry, academia, and startups to develop collaborative drone-based surveillance radar systems u...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
AI’s shadow over modern battlefields: Why India must prepareWarfare is rapidly changing with artificial intelligence. AI is now a key part of military decisions and operations. For India, this means ...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.57 PM IST
Copycat drone wars: Iran copied the US, then the US copied IranIn a striking turn of events, US forces are now deploying a drone, LUCAS, reverse-engineered from an Iranian design. This follows Iran's ow...
06 Mar, 2026, 06.05 PM IST
Anthropic made pitch in drone swarm contest during Pentagon feudAnthropic submitted a proposal for a $100 million Pentagon prize to develop voice-controlled drone swarms, during negotiations with the Def...
03 Mar, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
SpaceX to compete in Pentagon contest for autonomous drone tech: ReportTexas-based SpaceX recently acquired xAI in a deal that combined Musk's major space and defense contractor with the billionaire entrepreneu...
17 Feb, 2026, 08.09 AM IST
The secret power and top features of Shahed-136 drones: Why they are a game-changer and why the US can’t ignore themShahed-136 drone is quietly rewriting the rules of modern warfare. Its low cost, long range, and stealthy approach have turned it into a ga...
14 Sep, 2025, 01.03 AM IST
US Navy’s sea drone program to challenge China is hitting setbacksRecent U.S. Navy tests of autonomous drone boats faced setbacks, including collisions and software glitches, raising concerns about the Pen...
20 Aug, 2025, 10.22 PM IST
Defence ministry, cautious about data transfer, framing new rules to target Chinese drone partsThe defence ministry is developing a framework to identify and eliminate Chinese components in drones offered to the armed forces. An upcom...
04 Sep, 2024, 11.17 PM IST
US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms raceThe planners envision a scenario in which hundreds, even thousands of the machines engage in coordinated battle. A single controller might ...
12 Apr, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
Meet Botlab Dynamics, the startup behind dazzling drone show at World Cup finalBotlab – which counts the Department of Science and Technology, I-Hub Foundation for Cobotics, Let’s Venture, and Florintree Advisors among...
23 Nov, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Bharat Drone Shakti-2023: Here is all you should know about the two-day exhibitionThe event aims to showcase the potential of indigenous drone design and development, with over 50 live aerial demonstrations featuring vari...
25 Sep, 2023, 12.50 PM IST
Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Bharat Drone Shakti-2023 on Monday; will induct C-295 transport aircraft into IAFIndian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the Bharat Drone Shakti-2023 exhibition on Monday. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will al...
24 Sep, 2023, 09.22 PM IST
Predator Drone Deal: Plenty needs to be done before desi UAVs take offWhile drones are not new to Indian security forces, they were largely seen as a complementary platform to the services. For example, IAF ha...
20 Jun, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Grene Robotics acquires C4ISRT platform to bolster anti-drone capabilitiesThis acquisition is expected to strengthen Grene Robotics’ Indigenous Autonomous Drone Security System – Indrajaal at the national and inte...
09 May, 2023, 02.55 PM IST
Defence ministry approves arms procurement proposals worth Rs 28,732 crore"The Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals of the armed forces amounting to Rs 28,732 crore were accorded by the ...
27 Jul, 2022, 12.25 AM IST
- IIT-Kharagpur students developing fully indigenous drones
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) A group of students at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur is developing drones using indigenous hardware a...
17 Oct, 2016, 02.37 PM IST
Kolkata's Sampriti Bhattacharya on Forbes 30 most powerful young change agents of the worldAt 28, Bhattacharya has created an underwater drone that can map ocean floors and explore the deep sea and can help the defence sector.
29 Jan, 2016, 01.47 PM IST