Drone Federation of India, Army join hands in drone innovation project

The Drone Federation of India (DFI) and Indian Army, represented by the Army Design Bureau (ADB), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today for accelerating drone technology development and indigenisation in the drone ecosystem.

DFI and ADB have established a holistic collaboration on roadmap planning, research, testing, manufacturing and adoption of drone, counter drone and associated technologies that are to be utilised by the Indian Army in its operations.

The Drone Federation of India (“DFI”) and the Indian Army signed an MoU.
The Drone Federation of India (“DFI”) and the Indian Army signed an MoU. Photo courtesy: DFI

As a first step of this collaboration, DFI and ADB are launching the 'Indian Army’s Him-Drone-a-thon'. This program shall invite proposals for development of drone based solutions for supporting Indian Army operations in the harsh Himalayan terrains. The ADB will provide mentoring and enable field visits to selected participants in order to give Indian industry an exposure of real-life operational scenarios. Further details about this programme shall be launched soon.

“Indian drone startups have started delivering specialised products that meet the Indian Army’s frontline requirements. This collaboration between DFI and ADB will establish new drone use cases and develop high impact drone solutions for the Indian army soldiers via an active industry-academia-user engagement.” said Smit Shah, president, Drone Federation of India.

While acknowledging this partnership, Major General CS Mann, VSM, Additional Director General, Army Design Bureau remarked “This collaboration will help in providing a focused approach towards upgrading Indian drone manufacturing capabilities for meeting defence requirements. It will also enable companies to leverage the expertise on the subject within the Indian Army. We look forward to working together.”

Read more India News, Indian Army News and Technology News here

Author
CtoI News Desk
CtoI News Desk – CtoI

Singapore-headquartered online media company targeting Indian Diaspora across Singapore, US, UK, UAE and India. Connected to India covers developments around NRIs. Covers arts, political, sports, finance, entrepreneurship, business, movies, dramas, entertainment and other news for Indians living worldwide.

Comments
Poll

Which team do you think will win IPL 2023?

  • Chennai Super Kings
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore
  • Mumbai Indians
  • Gujarat Titans
  • Kolkata Knight Riders
  • Delhi Capitals
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad
  • Lucknow Super Giants
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore
  • Punjab Kings
Answer
Write your story

Contribute an Article

Learn more