Drones of Indian Armed Forces

Drones are unmanned aircraft. They range from 'unmanned aerial vehicles' used for military purposes to small aircraft used to capture video and images and deliver goods. There are drones that are controlled by remote control and drones that are completely autonomous. The history of drones begins with the military. Unmanned aircraft have been tested since the time of the World Wars. Drones are still used for military purposes today.

Drones of Indian Armed Forces

1. Bharat Drone - DRDO indigenously developed Bharat Drone to tighten surveillance as problems escalate on the India-China border.

2. Rustom - Rustom is the Combat drone indigenously developed by India as part of ensuring national security.

3. Indrajal - Indrajal is the first indigenously manufactured drone defense dome in India. Indrajal is developed by Grene Robotics (Hyderabad).

4. SWiFT (Stealth Wing Flying Testbed) - SWiFT, the country's first indigenous combat drone developed by DRDO and capable of dropping missiles and bombs, was successfully tested at the Chitradurga Aeronautical Test Range in Karnataka.

5. Lakshya - Lakshya is a remotely piloted high speed target drone system of india developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation. 

6. SWARM - India developed the world's first fully functional SWARM drone system. Swarm drones are drones especially designed to operate together as robotic swarms. Military swarms are capable of surveillance and attack missions.