India, June 17 -- The Indian Army's induction of 106 Agniveg turbojet-powered kamikaze drones, and the Indian Air Force's separate move towards indigenous production of similar weapons, have put the spotlight on loitering munitions - cheap and precise unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that have reshaped modern warfare.

The term kamikaze has its origins in the Second World War, when Japan designated pilots to fly their aircraft directly into Allied ships in what were called suicide missions. More than eight decades later, kamikaze describes a class of unmanned drones or loitering munitions, which identify their targets and then crash into them or destroy them.

According to India's Department of Defence Production, these drones have two tac...