AP CM Naidu unveils Agni Kalash, indigenous long-range combat UAV

Vijayawada, Oct. 3 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday unveiled an indigenous combat drone capable of striking targets up to 300 km away, signalling the growing push by Indian aerospace companies to develop critical unmanned warfare technologies within the country.

Naidu inaugurated 'Agni Kalash', a long-range combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by DronAgni Combat Drones Pvt Ltd, a group company of AKSI Aerospace, at the PanIIT Andhra Pradesh Summit here.

The drone, according to the company, can fly at speeds of up to 350 kmph and has been designed for precision-strike missions. Its architecture includes autonomous navigation, modular payloads, networked and swarm-capable operations and the ability ...