Indian Navy Shortlists Bengaluru-Based Startup To Develop 'Loyal Wingman' Drone, Abhimanyu

Published on February 18, 2025

The “Loyal Wingman” is a novel concept in military aviation wherein unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), autonomous and semi-autonomous drones flying in tandem with piloted aircraft for combat and support tasks. The stealth drone are meant to fly ahead of fighter jets and use its sensors to detect threats to share intelligence in real-time for precision attacks. 

“The jet-powered, low-observable designed loyal wingman Abhimanyu will operate alongside India’s MiG fighter jets and future naval variant Rafale fighter jets,” confirmed a senior naval commander. 

Read the full article here.

Other news

Russian loitering munition hits Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant shelter, fire extinguished, Zelenskyy says – video, photos

February 17, 2025
This shelter was constructed by Ukraine in cooperation with European countries, the world at large and the United States – by all those who seek true safety for people. The only nation in the world capable of attacking such facilities, occupying the territory of nuclear power plants and waging hostilities with total disregard for the consequences is today's Russia. This poses a terrorist threat to

Warsaw and Google sign agreement to expand AI presence in Poland

February 18, 2025
"Today, we are announcing the signing of a new memorandum on the use of AI in energy, cybersecurity, and other areas, which is to increase Polish GDP by 8%," Pichai said at a joint press conference with Tusk, News.Az reports citing foreign media.The agreement also aims to see the US tech giant train one million Poles to use the technology.Poland is already Google's largest engineering hub outside