India's Defence Drone Start-ups Are Crossing From Prototype to Delivery - But Not Yet to a Transparent Bill of Materials

A Hyderabad drone maker has reportedly delivered its first batch of 41 surveillance drones to the Army and signed a loitering-munition MoU with a defence PSU, while an IIT Kanpur spin-out has gained an industrial backer. Private Indian UAV firms are moving from demonstration to delivery; what is inside their platforms remains undisclosed.