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Navy gets its first MALE drone made by Adani as Army awaits next, larger order in play
The first MALE drone will fly to Porbandar to be pressed into naval maritime operations. Navy chief says India-made UAV will add to credibility of ISR missions across Indian Ocean.
A questioner thrown to expert views by one of our highly acclaimed industry leader and DefTech lead is “We need to debate on the following to evolve a clear understanding of and expectations on technology domain ! “
A) should technology absorption be industry responsibility only ?
B) if yes , who will bear the cost implication of the technology cost ?
C) is technology really available for transfer by the FOEM ( legally speaking ) ?
D) does the host country of FOEM have control on tech transfer ?
E) will DRDO be allowed to transfer the core technologies to Indian industry ?
F) is Indigenization on technology a way forward ?
So, do we see “Fighting Efficient Medium Altitude Long Endurance” (FEMALE) drones soon, as opined by industry leaders and think tank.
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While it was earlier planning to arm these upgraded drones in the next phase, the idea was later dropped, as reported first by ThePrint.
(Edited by Amrtansh Arora) for ThePrint
