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Time of India
24-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Army inks deals worth Rs 295 crore for spy drones & loitering munitions from desi private firms
Army has ordered around 450 Nagastra-1R loitering munitions or Kamikaze drones, which are capable of night operations (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Under emergency procurement powers granted to the armed forces to build and replenish stocks after Operation Sindoor, the Army has ordered small loitering munitions and mini surveillance drones in two contracts, collectively worth Rs 295 crore, from domestic private sector companies. The DRDO, on its part, has also offered 28 of its weapon systems to the three services for emergency procurements. They range from rockets, air-to-air missiles and airto-ground missiles to laserguided bombs, torpedoes and shoulder-fired air defence missiles, among others. Of the two contracts inked by the Army, the first is for around 450 Nagastra-1R loitering munitions or kamikaze drones, which are also capable of night operations, at a cost of Rs 158 crore from the Nagpur-based Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd. The other deal is worth Rs 137 crore with ideaForge Technology for hybrid miniUAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) systems, variants of the Switch drones with VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) capabilities, for ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) missions. Variants of the Nagastra and the UAVs with VTOL are already in the Army's inventory and were extensively used during the cross-border hostilities with Pakistan from May 7 to 10. The fresh orders have to be executed within a year. The Nagastra, with a 360-degree gimbal camera and the option of putting a thermal camera for night operations, comes with a highprecision targeting system.
Time of India
12-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Navy chief docks in Nagpur to inspect defence manufacturing units
1 2 3 Nagpur: Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi camped in Nagpur for two days, visiting both govt and private defence manufacturing setups and carrying out detailed inspections of the facilities. The visit assumes importance as the armed forces are eyeing production of long-range missiles and even drones and counter-drone systems. The visit was significant in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor, said sources. It also followed a visit by Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) chairman, Samir Kamat, to the defence manufacturing establishments at Nagpur, a fortnight ago. Tripathi, who reached Nagpur on Wednesday, first inspected the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL) unit in the city. This was followed by a visit to Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL), which makes ammunition and UAVs, and then JSR Dynamics on Thursday. An air bomb-making unit, the latter is promoted by the former vice-chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Air Marshal (retd) Shirish Deo. BAPL, which is a joint venture between India and Russia, has a key unit at Nagpur apart from Hyderabad. The propulsion systems of BrahMos missiles are supplied by SDAL, which is also making the Pinaka rockets for the armed forces, apart from Nagastra loitering munition and other types of ammunition. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Nagastra was used in Operation Sindoor. It was learnt the naval chief wanted to inspect the manufacturing facilities in the country, especially for making long-range missiles that can be fired beyond 400 km. Several variants for drones and even anti-drone mechanisms are being considered, said sources. JSR Dynamics, which is the youngest among the three entities visited by Admiral Tripathi, is into development of air-launched glide weapons, miniature ground launch decoys, loitering munitions, long-range guided munitions, and rocket launch systems of different types. Nagpur has emerged as a hub of ammunition manufacturing. Apart from defence PSUs carved out of ordnance factories, which have seen a major increase in its order book, even private sector industries have checked in to make high-calibre ammunition. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
