India Unveils Lethal 'Swadeshi' Kamikaze Drones With 1,000 Km Range

Loitering munitions are do-and-die machines. They have been widely used in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.

As India prepares to celebrate the 78th Independence Day, the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) unveiled that it is making potent swadeshi (indigenous) Kamikaze Drones, do-and-die unmanned aerial vehicles with home-built engines that can power them to fly up to 1,000 kilometres.

Loitering munitions are do-and-die machines. They have been widely used in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. These unmanned aerial vehicles have been used extensively by the Ukrainians to target Russian infantry and armoured vehicles.

They loiter in the general area of interest for an extended period, carry explosives and ram the target when commanded by a human controller sitting far away. They can be sent in swarms, i.e. multiple drones and attack enemy installations by overwhelming the radars and enemy defences.