SOURCE: AFI
At Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru, ideaForge Technology Limited, a global leader in drone technology, unveiled a new range of advanced UAV platforms, marking a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing commitment to enhancing India’s defense and industrial capabilities. The newly introduced UAVs—NETRA 5, SWITCH V2, Tactical UAV (Concept), and Logistics UAV (Concept)—showcase ideaForge’s dedication to delivering indigenously developed solutions that meet the evolving needs of defense forces and industries across a wide range of demanding missions.
Aero India, as one of the premier aerospace and defense exhibitions in the country, served as the perfect stage for ideaForge to present these groundbreaking aerial innovations. The new range of UAVs reinforces ideaForge’s mission to push the boundaries of drone technology, providing secure, reliable, and highly effective platforms for surveillance, logistics, and tactical operations. These UAVs are designed to meet the challenges of modern warfare and industrial needs, offering enhanced operational efficiency without compromising on equipment security.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Ankit Mehta, CEO of ideaForge Technology Limited, emphasized the company’s purpose-driven innovation, stating, “At ideaForge, we innovate with purpose, creating UAVs that address the unique challenges faced by defense forces and industries. Our latest lineup—NETRA 5, SWITCH V2, Tactical UAV, and Logistics UAV—embodies our commitment to enhancing national security, operational efficiency, and industrial capability. These state-of-the-art UAV platforms are designed fully in India, equipped with cutting-edge secure and electronic warfare (EW) resistant measures, and backed by a clean supply chain. They redefine the meaning of equipment and mission security.”
Mehta added, “At Aero India 2025, we are proud to showcase our solutions designed to FutureProof the Force, helping them leverage uncrewed, uncompromised, and unstoppable aerial platforms. Our innovations align with this year’s theme, ‘The Runway to a Billion Opportunities,’ reinforcing our mission to equip defense operations with resilient, secure, and indigenously developed capabilities.”
NETRA 5: Revolutionizing Surveillance and Intelligence Gathering
Leading the new product lineup, the NETRA 5 is a compact, high-performance UAV designed specifically for real-time intelligence gathering and surveillance. Built to handle complex missions, the NETRA 5 leverages artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, ensuring it is future-ready with mission-critical autonomy. This UAV is engineered for use in a variety of high-stakes environments such as border surveillance, disaster response, and military operations, delivering unmatched resilience and adaptability.
A standout feature of the NETRA 5 is its ability to operate in GNSS-denied environments. It is designed to carry out successful missions even in contested environments, using frequency hopping to withstand electronic warfare and counter any disruptions to communication. This capability ensures that NETRA 5 remains effective even in the most challenging conditions, providing continuous surveillance and intelligence without fail.
SWITCH V2: Versatility and Enhanced Capability
The SWITCH V2 UAV is another key component of ideaForge’s new range. This versatile platform is built to cater to various operational needs, from reconnaissance to payload delivery. With improved endurance and a more efficient design, the SWITCH V2 is set to redefine how tactical UAVs are used in both military and industrial sectors.
Tactical UAV (Concept) and Logistics UAV (Concept)
Alongside the NETRA 5 and SWITCH V2, ideaForge introduced two new concept UAVs: the Tactical UAV and Logistics UAV. These platforms are designed to address specific challenges in modern warfare and logistics operations, ensuring that defense forces and industries have access to next-generation aerial solutions. The Tactical UAV is aimed at providing real-time, on-the-ground intelligence for military operations, while the Logistics UAV offers solutions for efficient and secure transport of materials in remote or high-risk areas.
Through these new UAVs, ideaForge is reinforcing its position as a leader in the drone technology space, while contributing to India’s defense and industrial self-reliance. Each of the platforms is designed with state-of-the-art secure features and EW-resistant technologies, ensuring they can operate effectively in high-threat environments. These advancements are particularly critical as defense forces across the globe face increasingly complex operational challenges, including the rise of unmanned aerial threats and the need for rapid response capabilities.
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