300 kmph and Radar-Proof: India’s Fastest Combat Drone Born in a Hostel Room

Two 20-year-old engineering students from BITS Pilani’s Hyderabad campus have stunned India’s defence circles by building radar-proof, bomb-dropping drones—right from their hostel room. Their startup, Apollyon Dynamics, launched just two months ago, has already secured multiple orders from Indian Army units across Jammu, Panagarh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Chandimandir.

 

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What began as a defence-tech club has evolved into a frontline innovation hub. The startup’s success is being hailed as a milestone in student-led indigenous defence manufacturing.

 

Sources: Times Now, Times of India, News18, NewsBytes, India TV, MSN India.