Indigenous Loitering Munitions: Everything You Need to Know

Indigenous Loitering Munitions: Everything You Need to Know

Indigenous Loitering Munitions : A variety of loitering weapons, or "suicide drones," that may be deployed to precisely take out high-value targets, have being sought after by the Indian Armed Forces . India may have been on par with China in UAVs and loitering munitions by now if the country had opened up the defense industry to the private sector in the early 2000s. Given that they would also be utilized in swarms in future conflicts, the Armed Forces have a significant need for a variety of lingering bombs. Economic Explosives Ltd , in collaboration with the Bengaluru-based start-up ZMotion Autonomous Systems Pvt Ltd , successfully tested three different types of locally designed and developed loitering bombs in Ladakh from March 21 to 23, 2022, at a high altitude. All three Indigenous loitering munitions met their endurance goals after taking off from high altitude locations during the tests, which were conducted at heights of more than 15,000 feet. The three loitering weapons…