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3 Idiots UAV for counter-insurgency operations

Issue No. 4 | February 16-29, 2012

Netra, the drone which featured in the Hindi film 3 Idiots has been officially inducted into the paramilitary forces - the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

‘Netra’ was developed by Ideaforge Technology, a company floated by a group of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Mumbai alumni, and the Punebased Research and Development Establishment (Engineers) laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

It is designed specifically for anti-terrorist and counter-insurgency operations in forested areas. Netra is light-weight (1.5 kg) and portable, constructed using carbon fibre composites, allowing a user to carry the system along with the control station to field locations. Each unit costs around Rs. 15-20 lakh.