Indian Defence Startups

VEM Technologies, a Hyderabad-based defence firm, has unveiled Slingshot, an integrated counter-drone air defence concept designed to detect, track, jam and destroy hostile unmanned aerial vehicles. The system combines an X-band AESA radar, electronic warfare jammers, electro-optical sensors and...

While the Iranian Shahed-136 changed the face of modern warfare with its low-cost long-range strike capability, India’s defence ecosystem is now moving toward what analysts call the “Shahed-ization” of Indian defence technology. Several private companies are developing long-range loitering...

IgMp Bulletin The debate over India’s defence capabilities has often revolved around a familiar criticism—that the country can design advanced weapons but lacks the industrial scale needed to sustain a prolonged conflict with a peer adversary. However, developments following Operation...

IgMp Bulletin In the wake of drone-saturated conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Indian Armed Forces have increasingly focused on a layered counter-swarm doctrine to defend airbases, ammunition depots and command centers from mass unmanned attacks. Unlike traditional...

IgMp Bulletin India’s rapidly evolving defence technology sector has taken another leap with Bengaluru-based startup Flying Wedge Defence & Aerospace successfully testing what it describes as the country’s first autonomous swarm interceptor or anti-swarm drone system designed to counter hostile...

IgMp Bulletin India’s emerging defence-tech ecosystem has taken a notable step forward after Bengaluru-based aerospace startup Green Aero successfully tested a compact military-grade jet engine designed for unmanned systems. The company, incubated at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, recently carried...

IgMp Bulletin India’s rapidly evolving unmanned warfare ecosystem may soon see the arrival of a new deep-strike capability after IG Defence revealed the early concept of Project KAL, a long-range unmanned strike drone designed to operate far beyond the frontline....