Big boost for army as India plans to develop suicide drone with range of 900 km, check its Pinaka connection, bad news for China, Pakistan due to...
India's long-range hitting capabilities: In a significant development strengthening India's long-range hitting capabilities, India, under the leadership of PM Modi is developing a long-range suicide drone with a range of over 900 km for precision strikes deep into enemy territory. In the recent Make In India push, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) had invited technical and commercial bids from several companies.
As a part of the process Solar Industries, the companies associated with Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system scored 80.30, outperforming others like Bharat Dynamics (78.62), Rafael MFHB (76.78), and Bharat Electronics (73.43). Therefore, CSIR-NAL will now proceed with a joint collaboration with the company to develop the drone. Why Indian Army wants suicide drone?
Notably, the Indian Army and Air Force have shown strong interest in acquiring large numbers of these drones to bolster their offensive and defensive capabilities and with this step, the dream is going to come true. How will India use kamikaze-style drones?
These kamikaze-style drones will carry explosives and use advanced targeting to hit high-value targets, with the Army and Air Force showing strong interest. Deployment is expected in the coming years to boost India's defense capabilities. PM Modi inaugurated Solar Defence and Aerospace's Loitering Munition Test Range
In another related development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Loitering Munition Test Range of Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited, which is supplying the Nagastra-1 'suicide drone' and key components of the Pinaka Multiple Launch Rocket System to the Indian Army, in Nagpur.
'I visited the Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited facility in Nagpur and inaugurated the Loitering Munition Test Range. This will significantly boost self-reliance in the defence sector,' PM Modi said in a post on X.
The agreement, formalised during the World Economic Forum in Davos, envisages a project, with an investment of approximately Rs 12,700 crore, will focus on expanding production capabilities in critical defence products such as drones, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), counter-drone systems, energetic materials, and next-generation explosives.
(With inputs from agencies)
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