Indian Army launches ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme
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Source: The post is based on the articleIndian Army launches ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme published in PIB on 8th August 2022.

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The Indian Army in collaboration with the Drone Federation of India has launched the ‘Him Drone-a-thon’ programme.

What is Him Drone-a-thon programme?

Launched by: Indian Army in collaboration with the Drone Federation of India 

Aim: To catalyze and provide focused opportunities to the Indian drone ecosystem to develop path-breaking drone capabilities for meeting the requirements of frontline troops.

Under the programme, the following categories of drones will be developed initially: 1) Logistics/ Load carrying Drone in High Altitude Areas, 2) Autonomous Surveillance/ Search & Rescue, 3) Drone and Micro/ Nano Drones for Fighting in Built Up Areas.

Activities planned under the programme: The activities planned include a) interactions & ideation between users, development agencies, academia, b) visits by development agencies to operational locations to understand the ground perspective & requirements & c) on-ground trials and actual conduct & evaluation of drone products.


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