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Army field-validates Zuppa's Ajeet Mini drone
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Zuppa
- What it does
- Ajeet Mini drone
- Kind
- News
- Based in
- Chennai
- Founded
- 2008
What they do
The Indian Army validated the Ajeet Mini, a small surveillance drone built by Zuppa in Chennai
What happened
It cleared high-altitude field trials run by a Mountain Brigade and met the key performance targets
Why it matters
This was not a purchase order, but it opens the door to wider use by the force
The details
- The Ajeet Mini is a micro-category drone for tactical reconnaissance.
- A Mountain Brigade ran high-altitude trials in 2025.
- It met the key performance metrics.
- The nod was not a formal order.
About Zuppa
- Product
- Cyber-secure drones, autopilots, and autonomous navigation systems
- Customers
- The Indian Armed Forces, defense agencies, and commercial enterprises requiring secure unmanned systems
- How it makes money
- Designs, manufactures, and sells indigenous cyber-secure drones, autopilot hardware, and navigation software
- What sets it apart
- Offers entirely homegrown, cyber-secure autopilot and navigation systems that operate without Chinese parts and function in GPS-denied environments
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