DRDO issues RFP for Underwater launched Loitering Munition and Submarine launched UAV

Source : IgMp Bureau

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India's Ministry of Defense has issued an Expression of Interest(EOI) to Indian Industrial Partners under the Technology Development Fund Scheme for the development of Underwater Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for the Indian Navy.

The project will oversee the development of a Switchblade Loitering Munition that can be launched from both Submerged Submarines and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles.

Ministry of Defense has also issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) to develop a Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System to meet the tactical requirement of submarines by aiding intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and augmenting maritime domain awareness.