Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

DRDO unmanned aerial vehicle ‘Rustom-2’ crashes in Karnataka’s Chitradurga during trial run, no injuries reported

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) crashed during a trial in an agriculture field in Chitradurga district on Tuesday, police said

Pakistan drone shot down in Gujarat's Kutch near International Border with Pakistan

A Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was on Tuesday shot down near the International Border in Kutch district of Gujarat, police sources said. Debris of the UAV was seen near Nanghatad village in Abdasa taluka of Kutch, they said.

India's first private UAV factory opened at Adani Aerospace Park in Hyderabad

Built by the Adani Group and Israel-based Elbit Systems, the facility will develop the Hermes 900 UAV.

CRPF to purchase 25 high-end drones to conduct anti-Maoist operations, tackle militants in Jammu and Kashmir

CRPF is all set to purchase 25 high-end drones to equip itself to better conduct anti-Maoist operations and deal with militants in Jammu and Kashmir

India rejects China's claim of drone 'invading' airspace, says it lost contact due to technical glitch

India on Thursday rejected China's claims that an Indian drone "invaded" its airspace and crashed, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence.

China claims Indian drone 'invaded' its airspace, violated territorial sovereignty; voices strong dissatisfaction

An Indian drone has “invaded” China’s airspace and crashed, Chinese state media said Thursday, months after the neighbours ended one of their worst border standoffs in decades

Tech firm DJI partners with solutions provider Cyient to organise India's first UAV hackathon

Participating teams will compete to develop original software applications on the DJI industrial drone platform using DJI's Software Development Kit (SDK).

With 120,000 registered drones, China opens its first civilian drone base in Shanghai

Drones in China are required to fly at a height below 150 metres and all test flights to be monitored for safety reasons to avoid obstructing air operations.

India is considering buying General Atomics Predator drones from the US

Indian defense Minister Manohar Parrikar is on an official tour of the US and on the agenda is the procurement of 100 Predator drones by General Atomics.

Scientists developing new technology to help drones move efficiently in mountainous regions

A group of scientists has developed a novel technology to enhance the movement of drones in the tough plateau mountain regions.