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Indian Army Receives 450 Nagastra-1R Loitering Munitions in Single Batch

Nov

Indian Army, Indian defence technology, loitering munitions, Nagastra-1, Nagastra-1R

Indian Army Receives 450 Nagastra-1R Loitering Munitions in Single Batch

Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL) says it has completed delivery of 450 Nagastra-1R loitering munitions to the Indian Army in a single batch, a milestone the company describes as the largest single-batch supply of the system. The handover was reported on 13 October 2026, with ANI carrying a follow-up…

Nagastra-1: Inside India’s Indigenous Loitering Munition Programme

Nov

Indian Army, Indian defence technology, loitering munitions, Nagastra-1, Nagastra-1R

Nagastra-1: Inside India’s Indigenous Loitering Munition Programme

India’s Nagastra-1 is an important milestone in the country’s effort to field locally developed precision-strike systems. Developed by Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), part of Solar Industries India, the man-portable loitering munition was ordered by the Indian Army under emergency procurement powers. The programme has also moved into a follow-on phase…

Drone Attack Hits Tanker Off Sharjah; All 22 Indian Crew Members Reported Safe

Nov

attack drones, loitering munitions

Drone Attack Hits Tanker Off Sharjah; All 22 Indian Crew Members Reported Safe

India’s Shipping Minister said all 22 Indian crew members aboard the Panama-flagged crude oil tanker MT GEM NO. 2 were safe after the vessel was hit in a drone attack at Sharjah Anchorage in the United Arab Emirates on October 9. The attacker and the extent of any damage to…

IG Defence Advances JWALA Counter-Drone Missile Toward System-Level Trials

Oct

autonomous military drones, Defence Technology, loitering munitions

IG Defence Advances JWALA Counter-Drone Missile Toward System-Level Trials

Indian defence technology company IG Defence is moving its JWALA interceptor closer to system-level testing after successfully firing two indigenous solid rocket motors, according to reporting published on October 5. The company is developing JWALA as a short-range hard-kill counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) intended to defeat hostile drones. The propulsion…

IAF Rules Out Separate Drone Force, Plans Wider Integration of UAVs

Oct

autonomous military drones, Defence Technology, loitering munitions

IAF Rules Out Separate Drone Force, Plans Wider Integration of UAVs

The Indian Air Force does not plan to create a separate drone force, but it is expanding the number and types of unmanned aerial systems and loitering munitions it operates. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said on October 3 that drones should remain integrated with the IAF’s existing weapons and…

The Rise of the Kamikaze Drone: A Beginner’s Guide to Modern Warfare

Oct

Defence Technology, FPV drones, kamikaze drones, loitering munitions, military drones

The Rise of the Kamikaze Drone: A Beginner’s Guide to Modern Warfare

The rapid expansion of unmanned aircraft has changed the way military forces think about aerial warfare. Among the most discussed developments is the kamikaze drone, a type of uncrewed aircraft designed to destroy itself when it strikes its intended target. Once a relatively specialised military technology, one-way attack drones have…