Vayu Baan Helicopter-Dropped Drone Project
Sector: Aerospace & Defense • Location: New Delhi, India
Source: The New Indian Express
Vayu Baan is India's first helicopter-dropped drone project led by the Indian Air Force's Directorate of Aerospace Design. The project involves designing and developing a small drone that can be deployed from helicopters to autonomously navigate towards targets, transmit real-time video, and carry out precision strikes if required. The drone is expected to have a range of over 50 km, an endurance
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Aerospace & Defense, Government
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The New Indian Express
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Description | Vayu Baan is India's first helicopter-dropped drone project led by the Indian Air Force's Directorate of Aerospace Design. The project involves designing and developing a small drone that can be deployed from helicopters to autonomously navigate towards targets, transmit real-time video, and carry out precision strikes if required. The drone is expected to have a range of over 50 km, an endurance of around 30 minutes, and capabilities for surveillance and target identification even under GPS jamming conditions. |
Original sector | Defense |
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Country | India |
City | New Delhi |
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Source | The New Indian Express |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Aerospace & Defense, Government |
Article published date | 2026-03-27 |
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