Assam Rifles sign MoU with IIT Manipur to promote drone technology
Assam Rifles collaborates with IIIT Manipur to promote drone technology for defence
- Event: Assam Rifles signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIIT Manipur at Mantripukhri to enhance drone technology applications for defence and security.
- Participants: Maj Gen Ravroop Singh, IG Assam Rifles (South), and the Director of IIIT Manipur.
- Initiative:
- Launch of Advanced Drone Training and Refresher Course for Assam Rifles personnel.
- Training includes drone flight operations, maintenance, and DGCA-certified modules.
- Around 80 participants, including defence personnel and IIIT faculty, attended.
- Objectives:
- Strengthen surveillance, reconnaissance, and logistics support capabilities.
- Promote defence-academia collaboration, innovation, and capacity building.
- Significance:
- Enhances India’s strategic security and technological edge in unmanned aerial systems.
- Supports modernisation of defence forces through cutting-edge technology adoption.
Updated - August 18, 2025 9:55 PM | News On Air
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