SPH Aviation to showcase homegrown drones to Army, J&K Police

MUMBAI: If the skies had a heartbeat, it would be thumping a little louder this month. SPH Aviation is preparing to put its latest homegrown drones through their paces for the Indian Army in Spiti Valley and for the J&K Police at TCIL, marking a fresh chapter in India’s race to build its own defence UAV ecosystem.

The company plans to demonstrate two of its newest creations, a fixed wing kamikaze drone and a high altitude multicopter UAV, both designed and built in India. The upcoming trials are expected to underline the country’s growing confidence in indigenous defence technology at a time when demand for tactical drones is rising across the forces.

This push has already gathered momentum. Earlier in November, SPH Aviation unveiled five new Indian made drones at Haryana Bhawan in New Delhi in the presence of Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, turning the spotlight on the state’s growing role in shaping India’s aerospace ambitions.

The company has also delivered its Hawk training drones to the 02 Maratha LI Regiment to support field training and on ground preparedness.

SPH Aviation chairman Deep Sihag Sisai, said the company’s mission is driven by a simple idea. “We want India to stand on its own feet in defence technology. The vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat belongs not just to the government but to every Indian innovator. We are committed to building drones that serve our forces with speed, precision and reliability. We will keep pushing until India takes the lead in global UAV innovation.”

Behind the scenes, the company is strengthening its research engine through collaborations with IIT Kanpur, IIT Ropar, Becil and ITI. These partnerships support advanced R&D, prototype development and scaled manufacturing pathways.

With its DGCA certification and a strong track record of training hundreds of drone pilots across the country, SPH Aviation is now expanding confidently into tactical UAVs. The move signals India’s readiness to field more indigenous drone systems across its armed forces and security agencies, while giving a timely boost to the Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat missions.