The Indian army has placed an order for nearly 2,000 made in India UAVs out of which 400 drones will be used for taking vital supplies to forward posts while 1600 drones will undertake surveillance and reconnaissance
The logistics drone will carry 5 kilograms to 40 kilograms supplies to troops in forward posts and the distances could be anywhere between 5 kilometres and 20 kilometres.
Indian Army’s special forces units will be the first to be equipped with logistics drones.
Flight tests are also being carried out to ensure that the drones can fly at high altitudes and can stay airborne for the time needed, as many key bases and forward posts are at heights of between 12,000 feet and 15,000 feet.