India, June 20 -- India's defence self-reliance, SMPP, has signed a strategic teaming agreement with European land defence leader KNDS to locally manufacture state-of-the-art loitering munitions in India.

The agreement, inked today at the Eurosatory Exhibition in Paris, combines technology transfer with indigenous production under the Atmanirbhar Bharat and Make in India initiatives.

It aims to meet the Indian Army's urgent requirement for advanced precision strike systems capable of addressing modern battlefield challenges.

The partnership will cover the VELOCE and RODEUR loitering munition systems along with the ISTAR family of drones. These battle-proven platforms deliver highly effective "search-and-destroy" capability, allowing op...