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One Year of Operation Sindoor | SPECIAL
Drone Power: An Emerging
Indigenous Industry
During ‘Operation Sindoor’, the world
The Drone Federation of India (DFI) witnessed the power of the Akash missile
is a premier industry body representing
over 550 drone companies and 5,500 system, BrahMos, the Akash Teer air defence
drone pilots. Its vision is to make India control system, and other indigenous
a global drone hub by 2030. And it equipment. The success of this operation
promotes the design, development,
manufacturing, adoption, and export is credited to our brave Armed Forces, as
of Indian drone and counter-drone well as to the ‘Industry Warriors’ working
technologies worldwide.
on the frontlines of innovation, design, and
Indian Drone Market manufacturing.
Billion, The estimated size Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister
is expected to be reached
$11 by the year 2030.
the Indian Army struck at terrorist infrastructure, thereby elim-
inating numerous threats. In this context, indigenous high-tech
India’s share of
the global drone systems played a crucial role in national defence. Whether in-
12.2% market. volving drone warfare, multi-layered air defence, or electronic
warfare, Operation Sindoor marked a significant milestone in
India's journey toward technological self-reliance in military op-
erations. The Indian Air Force bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s
Chinese-supplied air defence systems, completing the mission
in just 23 minutes, demonstrating India’s technological edge.
Following the initial actions by the Indian military during
Operation Sindoor, a rattled Pakistan attempted to engage
a number of military targets in Northern and Western India,
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