Why Op Sindoor is an inflection point for India’s drone industry
- Swati Bharadwaj
- TNN Jun 26, 2025, 11:48 IST IST
With the Indian Army ordering small loitering munitions and mini surveillance drones in two contracts, collectively worth ₹295 crore, from domestic private sector companies, the buzz around India’s drone tech sector is getting louder.
This was, in many ways, bound to happen. Drones have emerged as the newest weapons of choice in modern warfare — as seen in the Russia-Ukraine war, Israel-Hamas conflict, Operation Sindoor and, more recently, in the Iran-Israel war.
This was, in many ways, bound to happen. Drones have emerged as the newest weapons of choice in modern warfare — as seen in the Russia-Ukraine war, Israel-Hamas conflict, Operation Sindoor and, more recently, in the Iran-Israel war.
