Himachal: Polytechnic student to build state-of-the-art drones for Army; MoD approves RsRs3.50 crore

Hamirpur(HP), Sep 22 (UNI) A shining example of talent at the grassroot level has emerged from Government Polytechnic College, Hamirpur (Baroo), where Sarvesh Sharma, a student at the college, has successfully developed a drone designed to solve a major challenge faced by the Indian Army; the drone is engineered to evade enemy radar detection and resist jamming attempts. A grant of RsRs3.50 crore has been approved for this project by the Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO) and Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) under the Ministry of Defence. Dinesh Mahaur, Additional Secretary and CEO of the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of…