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May 10, 2026
The Indian Army is set to receive a major boost in its tactical surveillance and precision-strike capabilities with the procurement of 450 indigenously developed Nagastra-1R loitering munitions as part of the Defence Ministry’s recently announced Rs 1,981 crore emergency procurement fund aimed at strengthening border security, especially in Jammu and Kashmir.
The order for Nagastra-1R was officially placed by the Indian Army just yesterday, confirmed Rahul Dixit, head of the R&D division at Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited, the manufacturer behind the system.
“Under this contract, we have to manufacture and deliver 450 loitering munitions,” Dixit said. “Solar Defence has done significant work on loitering munitions in the Nagastra-1 series, and the results have been very promising. The system has been tested extensively across multiple terrains,” he added.
