Army Officer Develops ‘Micro-Copter’ For Anti Terror Intervention by Special Forces
Dated : 14 Jan 2021 (IST)
An Indian Army officer has indigenously developed a ‘micro copter’ which can be used by the Army to carry out surveillance inside a building or room in which terrorists are hiding, prior to intervention actions.
The micro-copter has been developed by Lieutenant Colonel GYK Reddy.
The trials of the microcomputer have been successfully carried out by a Para Special Forces battalion in Jammu and Kashmir and further improvements are being carried out on the micro drone.
Indian Army has signed a contract for acquiring the Switch drone for surveillance along the borders. The vertical take off and landing drone has the capability to fly for two hours at a maximum altitude of 4,500 metres, according to Mohit Bansal, Idea Forge. The firm had also developed the Netra drone a few years ago with DRDO.
These were displayed at an event to showcase the internal innovation by the Indian army in Delhi.
