New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted an Industry Outreach Program at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Wednesday, to engage with stakeholders, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), startups and industry partners to share IAF's long-term capability requirements in the field of unmanned and autonomous systems.

According to Ministry of Defence, the program was chaired by Air Marshal Premkumar K, VM, VSM, Director General (Weapon Systems), Air Headquarters. Around 100 representatives from various drone companies and affiliated industry partners participated, reflecting the growing engagement between IAF and India's unmanned ecosystem.

The program provided a formal Platform for IAF to articulate its operational requir...