Drone hub 2030: India's distant dream
The country's UAV ecosystem needs structural overhaul and better collaboration from the drawing board to deployment
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 "The Rustom-II drone, developed under the TAPAS-BH programme (Photo: DRDO)")
The Rustom-II drone, developed under the TAPAS-BH programme (Photo: DRDO)
In September, the Ministry of Defence released the Technology Perspective and Capability Roadmap (TPCR) 2025, a detailed 15-year road map aimed at transforming the armed forces into a future-ready, self-reliant force. Focussed on the defence industry and the requirements for the forces, the TPCR laid out the modernisation plan, indigenous innovation, and preparedness for multidomain warfare. The TPCR pressed for the need of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) as a key technological focus for the forces, including medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) and high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) RPAs for intelligence, search, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and deep-strike missions for specific land, maritime, and air
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Martand Mishra
Martand Mishra has started his reporting career with defence coverage. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. He enjoys reading books on defence, history and biographies.
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First Published: Nov 07 2025 | 5:00 PM IST
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