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Here's an updated list of Indian drone component manufacturers. If you're looking to start drone development and manufacturing, these companies are worth reaching out to.
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DAC clearances worth ₹2,12,000 cr
For Army:
- High Mobility Vehicles (HMV)
- Self-Propelled Tracked Gun System (L&T K9 ?)
- Gun Shot Response System (GSRS)
- Light Multi Role Helicopters (LMRH) will be used by both the Indian Army & IAF for Reconnaissance and Surveillance, CSAR, HADR etc
- VSHORADS
- Platform Based C-UAS will enhance survivability of Tanks in the modern battlefield
- Unmanned Aerial System Brick Long Range (??)
- Integrated Surveillance and Strike System
- Long Range Kamikaze Drone System
For Navy:
- Active Offboard Decoy System (AODS)
- Other major Naval platforms: indigenously designed and constructed major Naval platforms will possess modern-day warfare capabilities and enhance the combat capability of the Navy.
For IAF:
- Special Utility Helicopters (different from LMRH ?)
- Air Defence Systems
- Weapons
- Mobile X-Band Doppler Weather Radar System
Out of the total AoNs accorded, approximately 82% of the procurements will be made from the Indian Industry
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The Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) programme has entered a critical testing phase, reaffirming HAL’s rigorous approach to validating safety, reliability and performance across its indigenous helicopter programmes. @DefProdnIndia @SpokespersonMoD #LUH
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Rs 20,000 crore LMRH programme cleared by DAC today to replace Cheetah Chetaks in Army IAF. Tata-Airbus , Adani Leonardo front runners in the project which will be split between the L1 and L2. Great idea to have three different types of choppers in light category . Read @qni story
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High-precision stabilised systems have always been our focus.
But NOVA is a family of lightweight, cost-effective gimbals for low-cost FPV, loitering munition and ISR platforms.
𝗠̶𝗮̶𝗸̶𝗲̶ 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮, the NOVA family spans 200–800g, sensor config dependent.
𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆
• 𝗧𝗨𝗩𝗘 Uncooled Thermal Imager
• 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥 coated Germanium-free optical design
• The 𝗩𝗜𝗣-𝗔 AI video target tracker
• All software, including motion control
#DroneTech #DefenseTech #UAV #ISR #MadeInIndia #MakeinIndia #ElectroOptics #UnmannedSystems #AtmanirbharBharat
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Nabhdrishti Aerospace has topped the technical evaluation with 88/100, followed by Chistats Labs (68), Smart Machines & Structures (65) and NeST Digital (60).
#EXCLUSIVE | GTRE, DRDO has shortlisted four firms for the PBO & CNC stage of its project to develop a Digital Twin Framework for Aero Gas Turbine Engine Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) under TDF Scheme. The qualified firms are:
1. NeST / SFO Technologies, Cochin
2. ChiStats Labs, Pune
3. Nabhdhrishti Aerospace, Bengaluru
4. Smart Machines and Structures, Hyderabad
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Indigenous AIP system for Indian Navy’s diesel-electric submarines achieves key milestone with inauguration of Setting to Work Phase-2 Activity : PIB
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Close-ups are unforgiving. Every mark, every fit, every finish shows.
That’s why we shot the @sssdefence M72-I this way.
When you make everything yourself, down to the magazine that feeds both NATO & INSAS rounds, there’s no wide shot to hide behind.
Look closer. We did.
Warhound, the brain child of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement.
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NAGASTRA-2 Loiter Munition successfully completed Technical Trials at Mahajan Field Firing Range (MFFR) in August 2026.
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MoD’s latest vigilance list names 6 debarred firms, 15 suspended/on-hold firms, and 1 firm restricted from procurement.
The list includes STK, Israel Military Industries, Rheinmetall Air Defence, Pilatus Aircraft and Tatra Trucks.
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Trials of the Rafale Marine fighter aircraft are being carried out in Goa by the Indian Navy. The trials are for the modifications to the aircraft required for carrying out operations from the Indian aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. Indian Navy has signed a contract for 26 Rafale Marine aircraft, which are scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2028 or early 2029: Defence Officials
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Without Hop test?
🚨 Ahmedabad-based OmSpace Rocket & Exploration (@Omspace_in) has successfully tested a landing-leg mechanism for Infinity One, their reusable launch vehicle.
The system is designed to support the rocket during landing, marking a key step toward recovery and reuse.
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"Cars are going electric, so will the planes. It was only a matter of time. So, do I spend today pretending that this future isn’t coming, or do I help build it?"
Prof. Satya Chakravarthy breaks down the e200X-PT01, our full-scale, 2.2-tonne eVTOL prototype designed & built in the ePlane HQ in Chennai.
#ePlaneCompany #e200X #flyingcars #AirTaxi #UAM
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Btw, @sssdefence has won orders for some 10,000 pistols and 3000 SMG from UP Police :)
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#BREAKING | SSS Defence has won the contract for supplying qty 10 0.338 Lapua Magnum Sniper Rifles to UP Police beating AWEIL.
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This is true too ! The @sssdefence SABER is our first baby & we were planning on holding off on the news until delivery happened. Not hiding anything from @alpha_defense again. Should say that police forces in India have embraced the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” credo & none better than @Uppolice in this
#BREAKING | SSS Defence has won the contract for supplying qty 10 0.338 Lapua Magnum Sniper Rifles to UP Police beating AWEIL.
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#BREAKING | SSS Defence has won the contract for supplying qty 90 7.62x39mm Assault Rifles to UP Police beating AWEIL.
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ARDE, DRDO shortlists SSS Defence & Kalyani Group to develop indigenous 20mm gun for Rudra, LCH helicopters.
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This is India's most advanced wheeled quadruped.
The Dhav-Hy quadruped by xTerra Robotics (@xTerraRobotics) navigates obstacles like stairs, ramps and uneven terrain with ease using robust locomotion policies.
And it doesn't even use vision. There are no cameras on this robot. You can kick it, stand on it or push it around and it's able to stay upright without falling.
Once xTerra incorporates their vision stack, Dhav will become even more capable.
Dhav-Hy, which weighs 23 kilograms, can:
- Climb steps up to 35 cm
- Traverse slopes of 45 degrees
- Use 80 Nm of peak joint torque
- Move at a top speed of 5 m/s (18 km/h)
- Carry a 10+ kg payload across all terrains
xTerra Robotics invited RuntimeBRT to visit their facility in Bengaluru to put Dhav and Dhav-Hy to the test. Here's what happened.
