Indian Navy join hands with Drone Federation to promote drone technology: The Technology Development and Acceleration Cell of the Naval Innovation Indigenisation Organisation under the Indian Navy has signed an MoU with Drone Federation of India.
As a part of this collaboration, the Navy and the drone industry body will increase the Navy-industry-academia synergy, and source technology development challenges towards component indigenisation, an official statement said on Wednesday. A special maritime drone testing site shall also be earmarked for the Indian drone industry to facilitate faster development and testing of drones, especially in maritime environments, thus enabling development for a host of applications.
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Reason: For promoting indigenous development, manufacturing and testing of a drone, counter-drone, and associated technologies for the Navy.
“TDAC has been working towards accelerating the development of indigenous technologies to be utilized by the Indian Navy. Our collaboration with the Drone Federation of India will help us in developing a deeper industry connection as well as create a stronger roadmap for induction of drone platforms in the Indian Navy in a time-bound manner.” said Cmde A P Golaya, VSM, OiC TDAC, Indian Navy.
India’s domestic drone manufacturing industry, which is seeing increasing interest from a wide range of sectors, holds potential to be worth ₹1.8 lakh crore in the next eight years. A report published in September by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and consultancy firm EY India noted that uptake of drone usage in industrial operations, retail services and agriculture, as well as their applications in India’s defence forces, would represent a business opportunity of ₹98,000 crore within 2030.
About Drone Federation of India:
The Drone Federation of India (DFI) is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry-led body that promotes and strives towards building a safer and scalable unmanned aviation industry in India. DFI engages with Thought Leaders, Industry Experts, Visionaries and Policymakers to share their expertise and build a sustainable UAV Industry in India.
