NEW DELHI – The Indian Army (IA) has unveiled what it described as an armedquadcopter prototype to partially meet its operational requirements alongthe disputed borders with China and Pakistan.
Designed by two army soldiers and displayed at the Army TechnologySeminar-2019 in New Delhi on 11 January, the mini quadcopter has alreadybeen successfully employed in “live” operations along the Line of Control(LoC) in the disputed northern region of Kashmir.
The quadcopter was initially developed as a day and night surveillanceplatform in 2015 by Gurpreet Singh and Amrik Singh of the IA’s 21 SikhRegiment, but has subsequently been modified to carry a 2 kg payload thatcan consist of ammunition, first-aid kits, improvised bombs, or up to threegrenades.
The drone is important for Indian army because none of the defense serviceshave armed drones.
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Last month, two Indian spy quadcopters were shot down by Pakistan Armytroops in two different sectors along Line of Control within a span of twodays.
“Not even a quadcopter will be allowed to cross [the] LoC, In Shaa Allah,”the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) chief said in a tweet.
